Travelling to Canada

Travelling to Canada

If you are not a Canadian citizen, observe out what documents you need to enter Canada. Then find the places y'all can visit while you are here.

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Travel documents for non-Canadians inbound Canada

Passports and travel documents

Apply a passport for international travel. It is the only reliable and universally accepted travel and identification document.

Permanent residents of Canada should accept their Permanent Resident Menu with them when they travel to Canada past public transit (plane, train, bus or boat) or when they transit through a Canadian airport.

Citizens and permanent residents of the United States

Citizens of the The states demand a valid U.S. passport to fly to or transit through a Canadian airport.

Citizens of the United States coming to Canada by machine, bus, train or gunkhole need to deport proper identification and meet the bones requirements to enter Canada.

Citizens of the United states of america who are likewise Canadian citizens should bring a valid Canadian passport and a valid U.S. passport or travel certificate to lath a flight from the Unites States to Canada. Conveying both documents may help simplify both your entry into Canada and your return to the United states of america.

Permanent residents of the Usa demand a valid Conflicting Registration Card and a passport to enter Canada.

Dual citizens

Dual Canadian citizens demand a valid Canadian passport to board a flight to, or transit through, Canada past air.

If your other country of citizenship needs y'all to enter and exit that country using a passport issued by its government, you will still need a valid Canadian passport to board your flight to Canada. Make sure you behave both passports when you travel.

Visitor visas and Electronic Travel Authorizations

Well-nigh not-Canadians need either a visa or an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) to travel to Canada, but not both. Some people may merely need their valid passport.

Detect out if yous need a visa or an eTA to enter Canada

You may need to become a visa earlier arriving in Canada. Visas are issued past Canadian government offices abroad. Not all of these offices have visa officers, just those that do not will direct y'all to the nearest visa office.

If y'all don't need a visa to travel to Canada, you lot will likely need an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) to fly to, or transit through, a Canadian drome.

Discover out most Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)

Visiting Canada

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