Canadian Passport Rating

The Canadian passport is one of the most powerful travel documents on earth providing visa-free or visa on arrival access to 164 countries including the United States, Australia, Japan, United Kingdom (UK), entire European Union, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Switzerland, India, Mexico, Israel, South Korea, Singapore, Turkey, Thailand, and South Africa. The Canadian passport is currently ranked as the 4th best passport in the World in terms of freedom of travel, tied with Belgium, New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain. Permanent residents of Canada may obtain a Canadian passport once they are granted citizenship in the country, which requires being physically present in Canada for 1095 days (three years) during the five years immediately before the application being submitted to the Government.

The only requirement that needs to be met in order to apply for a Canadian passport is that the applicant must be a Canadian citizen. Children under 16 years of age must have one of their parents or legal guardians apply on their behalf. Once you have been issued a Canadian passport, there are a number of requirements that must be met in order renew the document. The passport must be valid or have been expired for less than one year. You must have the same name, date of birth, place of birth, and sex as appears on your current Canadian passport. Your current passport must have been valid for 5 or 10 years. Your current passport must never have been reported lost or stolen, and must not be damaged. You must also have been at least 16 years old when you were issued your current passport. If all of these requirements are not met in full, you must apply for a new Canadian passport as you will not be eligible to renew your current one.

The Canadian passport offers visa-free access to the following countries:

• Albania
• Andorra
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belgium
• Belize
• Bolivia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Brunei
• Bulgaria
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Estonia
• Fiji
• Finland
• France
• Gambia
• Georgia
• Germany
• Greece
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Indonesia
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Kiribati
• South Korea
• Kyrgyzstan
• Latvia
• Lesotho
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Macedonia
• Malaysia
• Malta
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Micronesia
• Moldova
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Morocco
• Namibia
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Norway
• Panama
• Peru
• Philippines
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• San Marino
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• South Africa
• Spain
• Swaziland
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Thailand
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom (UK)
• United States of America (USA)
• Uruguay
• Vanuatu
• Vatican City
• Venezuela

The Canadian passport offers visa-on-arrival access to the following countries:

• Armenia
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cambodia
• Comoros
• Cape Verde
• Cote d'Ivoire
• Ethiopia
• Djibouti
• Egypt
• Gabon
• Guinea-Bissau
• India
• Jordan
• Kenya
• Kuwait
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Maldives
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritania
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Oman
• Palau
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Qatar
• Rwanda
• Samoa
• Seychelles
• Solomon Islands
• Somalia
• Sri Lanka
• Suriname
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Tonga
• Turkey
• Tuvalu
• Uganda
• United Arab Emirates (UAE)
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

If you are a high-net-worth individual interested in one day legally possessing your own Canadian passport, we encourage you to learn more about Canadian citizenship by investment through the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP).