The fresh Canadian passport has reached a worldwide rating of six in the Henley Passport Listing, exceeding the US, now rated number seven. This significant advancement in passport rate indicates Canada’s powerful foreign placement and portrays the nation’s dedication to promoting worldwide mobility for its nationals. With this improved passport, Canadian settlers can enjoy expanded visa-free entry to 186 countries worldwide. Canada disclosed the fresh passport format in May 2023 with total restructuring and cutting-edge safety standards, which are currently being rolled out.
- In 2023, it is rated six with 186 nations accessible
- In 2022, it was rated 8 with 185 nations accessible
- In 2021, it was rated 8, with 184 nations accessible
- In 2020, it was rated 9, with 183 nations accessible
- In 2019, it was rated 6, with 184 nations accessible
- In 2018, it was rated 6 with 185 nations accessible
- In 2017, it was rated 6 with 171 nations accessible
- In 2016, it was rated 6, with 172 nations accessible
- In 2015, it was rated 4, with 170 nations accessible
- In 2014, it was rated 2 with 173 nations accessible
- In 2013, it was rated 4, with 170 nations accessible
The Canadian passport rated the highest at 2nd place on the Henley listing in 2014. In 2016, it fell to 6th position and stayed there for four years. During the pandemic, the passport fell from 6th to 8th and 9th place due to public health limitations and border blockades. The Canadian passport rating has acquired its pre-pandemic position at number 6.
Canada Permits 13 Additional Nations to Visit Visa-Free
Canada included 13 additional nations to index their visa-free countries on 6 June 2023 that can journey to Canada visa-free or with an eTA. New nations qualified for visa-free trips to Canada include Panama, Thailand, the Caribbean island states of Antigua and Barbados, Philippines, St. Kits and Nevis, Uruguay, St. Lucia, Argentina, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Trinidad, Morroco, and Costa Rica. Canada permits 66 nations and states to possess travel visa-free or eTA entry.
Complete Index of Visa-Free Nations for Canadian National
- Albania
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- British Virgin Islands
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cape Verde Island
- Cayman Island
- Chile
- Colombia
- Comoro Island
- Cook island
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Curacao
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- eSwatini
- Falkland Island
- Faroe Island
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- French West Indies
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guam
- Guatemala
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isreal
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kiribati
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao (SAR China)
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Marshall Island
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mayotte
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niue
- North Macedonia
- Northern Marianna Island
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau Island
- Palestinian Territory
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Reunion
- Romania
- Rwanda
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principle
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Island
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St. Helena
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Maarten
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- The Gambia
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- US Virgin Island
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe