Canada
How long you can stay in Canada without a visa, by passport.
Checked November 7, 2026 against the sources listed below.
Short stays
| Passport | Entry | How long | Before you go | Longer stays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | No visa | 180 days per visit Visitors are normally authorized for 6 months (approx. 180 days) from the date of entry, or until passport expiry if sooner, unless the border officer stamps or writes a different date in the passport. | None. U.S. citizens are exempt from the eTA requirement and should carry a valid U.S. passport. (U.S. lawful permanent residents are also eTA-exempt since 26 April 2022.) | Apply from inside Canada for a visitor record at least 30 days before current status expires; fee CAN$100 per person. |
| Canada | Home country | No limit Canadian citizens have the right to enter and remain in Canada. | None. Canadian citizens do not apply for an eTA. | No extension |
| United Kingdom | Online travel authorization | 180 days per visit Visitors are normally authorized for 6 months (approx. 180 days) from the date of entry, or until passport expiry if sooner, unless the border officer sets a different date. | eTA required to fly to or transit through a Canadian airport: CAN$7, valid up to 5 years or until passport expiry. Not needed when arriving by car, bus, train or boat. | Apply from inside Canada for a visitor record at least 30 days before current status expires; fee CAN$100 per person. |
| EU country | Online travel authorization | 180 days per visit Visitors are normally authorized for 6 months (approx. 180 days) from the date of entry, or until passport expiry if sooner, unless the border officer sets a different date. | eTA required to fly to or transit through a Canadian airport: CAN$7, valid up to 5 years or until passport expiry. Not needed when arriving by car, bus, train or boat. | Apply from inside Canada for a visitor record at least 30 days before current status expires; fee CAN$100 per person. |
| Australia | Online travel authorization | 180 days per visit Visitors are normally authorized for 6 months (approx. 180 days) from the date of entry, or until passport expiry if sooner, unless the border officer sets a different date. | eTA required to fly to or transit through a Canadian airport: CAN$7, valid up to 5 years or until passport expiry. Not needed when arriving by car, bus, train or boat. | Apply from inside Canada for a visitor record at least 30 days before current status expires; fee CAN$100 per person. |
Digital nomad visa
We haven't found a digital nomad visa for Canada. Ask Advisor about other ways to stay longer.
What we couldn't confirm
- No digital nomad / remote-worker visa exists. IRCC operational guidance 'Temporary residents: Digital nomads' (modified 2026-05-26, source s9) says digital nomads need only visitor status to work remotely from Canada for a foreign employer or for clients exclusively outside Canada, may stay up to 6 months at a time, and must apply for a visitor record to stay longer. They must show income earned entirely outside Canada, sufficient funds, and intent to leave. Working for a Canadian employer requires a work permit. No income threshold is published.
- Days are given as 180 to represent the official '6 months' default; the actual period is 6 calendar months from entry or the date the officer sets.
- IRPR text was 'current to 2026-10-19, last amended 2026-07-15'; a later amendment could not be ruled out.
- The IRCC 'Entry requirements by country' page could not be fetched; visa-exemption status was taken from the regulations (s3, s4) instead.
- Visitor record fee (CAN$100) is from the IRCC fee list (s7); the extend-stay page (s8) did not display the fee when fetched.
Sources
- Find out about electronic travel authorization (eTA), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Electronic travel authorization (eTA): How to apply, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, section 190 (visa exemptions), Justice Laws Website (Government of Canada)
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, Schedule 1.1 (visa-exempt countries), Justice Laws Website (Government of Canada)
- Temporary residents: Visitor record (operational instructions), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- I do not need a visa, but I want to stay in Canada as a visitor for longer than six months, IRCC Help Centre
- Fee list, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Extend your stay in Canada (visitor record), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Temporary residents: Digital nomads (operational instructions), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- How can I extend my stay as a visitor?, IRCC Help Centre
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