Exceptions to Visa Requirements

There are a number of countries and areas that through treaties and other governmental agreements do not need to obtain a visa in order to temporarily visit Canada. This is important to know about if you are looking to get a study permit in Canada. People who study in Canada have the option at the end of their course of study to become a Canadian Permanent Resident which will allow them to live and work in Canada.

• Citizens from the Countries and regions listed below do not need visas in order to visit Canada:

Andorra	Estonia	Latvia (Republic of)	St. Kitts and Nevis
Antigua and Barbuda	Finland	Lithuania	San Marino
Australia	France	Liechtenstein	Singapore
Austria	Germany	Luxembourg	Slovakia
Bahamas	Greece	Malta	Solomon Islands
Barbados	Hungary	Monaco	Spain
Belgium	Iceland	Netherlands	Sweden
Brunei	Ireland	New Zealand	Slovenia
Croatia	Israel *	Norway	Switzerland
Cyprus	Italy	Papua New Guinea	United States
Denmark	Japan	Poland	Western Samoa
	Korea (Republic of)	Portugal

*(National Passport holders only)

• Citizens of the below territories who can prove their citizenship may enter Canada without a visa.

Anguilla	Cayman Islands	Montserrat	Turks Islands
Bermuda	Falkland Islands	Pitcairn	Caicos Islands
British Virgin Islands	Gibraltar	St. Helena

• Permanent residents of the United States who can prove their permanent resident status (either with their green card or other documentation) may enter Canada without a visa.
• British citizens of all varieties and who are re-admissible to Britain may enter Canada without a visa.
• People born, naturalized or registered in Hong Kong, with an overseas British passport issued by the U.K. may enter Canada without a visa.
• British subjects with a right of abode and who hold a British passport may enter Canada without a visa.
• A Special Administrative Region passport from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China may visit Canada without a visa.
• Passports or travel documents from the Vatican will allow people to visit Canada without a visa.
• A passport from the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a personal identification number will let you visit Canada without a visa.