Travel restrictions and guidelines for Canadians

The Canadian passport is among the most highly regarded in the world, granting Canadians visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to nearly 190 nations as of 2025. However, Canadian travellers should still be aware of requirements the U.S. — one of the most popular travel destinations for Canadians — and other nations have regarding most foreign travellers.

Staying abreast of changes in travel requirements is essential for staying safe and complying with your host country’s laws. The following includes some of the latest guidance on recent changes in international travel restrictions and regulations.

Relatively few countries require Canadians to obtain a visa before arrival for entry. Canadians must obtain an electronic visa, or e-Visa, to visit these 23 countries, and a standard visa to visit these 21 countries.

Government travel advisories are issued to inform Canadian nationals of potential dangers in destinations around the world. The advisories address risks posed by crime, civil unrest, disease outbreaks, inclement weather and natural disasters, detainment and other dangers. The Government of Canada regularly publishes and updates travel advisories. It is essential to stay abreast of advisory changes before and during your travels to protect your safety.

Travel insurance is essential to protect your health and financial investment in your travel plans. You should know that your provincial or territorial health insurance plan may not fully cover medical emergencies outside of your home province or territory. Allianz Travel Insurance plans with emergency medical transportation and treatment benefits may help fill health insurance gaps if you experience a medical emergency included in your policy while travelling.

Travel insurance may also help you avoid monetary loss due to trip cancellations and delays. Our trip cancellation benefits may reimburse certain non-refundable eligible expenses if your trip is cancelled or delayed due to a reason included in your policy. For example, if you are diagnosed with the flu days before your departure, your trip cancellation benefits would reimburse certain non-refundable eligible expenses, up to the sum of the total cost of your trip.

The purpose of travel insurance is to minimize monetary loss due to reasonably unforeseeable circumstances that disrupt your travel plans. If you experience a medical emergency or cancel your trip due to a travel advisory or alert issued before you booked your trip, your claim would be ineligible for coverage.

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