Do I need a visa for Canada?

It depends on your passport. EU citizens: travel authorisation required, up to 180 days (C$7). US citizens: no visa needed, up to 180 days. UK citizens: travel authorisation required, up to 180 days (C$7). Romanian citizens: travel authorisation required, up to 180 days (C$7). Pick your passport on the page for the rule that applies to you, checked against Canada's official page on 2026-08-09.

Does Canada have an arrival card?

Yes — the Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA), required. Before you book, ideally. Most are approved in minutes. You need: passport, a credit or debit card, an email address. Valid five years or until the passport expires. Anyone flying in needs one; driving across does not.

Canada travel tips

Canada visa requirements

The rule for your own passport, from Canada's official immigration page, with the date it was last checked. The same answer for every guide in Canada: Banff & the Rockies, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City.

Passport

Travel authorisation requiredup to 180 daysC$7

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Israel, Chile, Mexico, Brazil

An eTA is required to fly to Canada and is valid five years. It is not needed if you are arriving by land or sea. Apply only through the canada.ca site — C$7 is the whole fee.

No visa neededup to 180 days

United States

Visa required in advanceC$100

Every other passport

A visitor visa, applied for online with biometrics.

How to get it: Apply for the eTA at canada.ca; most are approved within minutes but some are held for days, so do it well before booking anything non-refundable.