🇨🇦 What does a Canadian visa unlock?
Updated 2026-08-16 · every rule verified against official sources
Beyond its issuing country, a valid Canadian visa opens 13 additional destinations
that waive or simplify their own visa for its holders:
🇲🇽 Mexico
Visa-free · 180 days
Your passport＋🇨🇦 Canadian visa or 7 more→🇲🇽 Mexico: visa-free · 180d
Mexico admits any traveler holding a valid visa or permanent residence of the US, Canada, the UK, Japan or a Schengen country — visa-free for up to 180 days.
Applies to: any visa-required nationality. Conditions: visa must be valid; residence must be permanent
Source: INM / gob.mx
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Visa-free · 30 days
Your passport＋🇨🇦 Canadian visa or 4 more→🇨🇷 Costa Rica: visa-free · 30d
Costa Rica: entry for up to 30 days (but no longer than the visa's validity) with a valid visa or residence of the US, Canada or Schengen.
Applies to: any visa-required nationality. Conditions: visa must be valid for at least the length of stay; B1/B2 type for US visas
Source: Migración Costa Rica
🇵🇦 Panama
Visa-free · 30 days
Your passport＋🇨🇦 Canadian visa or 6 more→🇵🇦 Panama: visa-free · 30d
Panama: up to 30 days with a valid visa (used at least once) or residence permit of the US, Canada, the UK, Australia or the EU.
Applies to: any visa-required nationality. Conditions: multiple-entry visa, used at least once to enter the issuing country
Source: Migración Panamá
Your passport＋🇨🇦 Canadian visa or 5 more→🇩🇴 Dominican Republic: visa-free · 30d
Dominican Republic: visa-free entry for holders of valid visas or residence permits of the US, Canada, the UK or the EU.
Applies to: any visa-required nationality. Conditions: valid visa or residence permit
Source: Migración RD
🇬🇹 Guatemala
Visa-free · 90 days
Your passport＋🇨🇦 Canadian visa or 4 more→🇬🇹 Guatemala: visa-free · 90d
Guatemala: up to 90 days per half-year with a valid visa or residence of the US, Canada, the EU or Mexico. Granted at the border, no pre-approval needed.
Applies to: any visa-required nationality. Conditions: valid visa (generally multiple-entry — a used single-entry visa does not qualify); residence of the US, Canada, EU or Mexico also qualifies
Source: IGM Guatemala
🇯🇲 Jamaica
Visa-free · 30 days
🇦🇱 / 🇧🇾 / 🇧🇦 / 🇰🇿 / 🇲🇪 / 🇲🇰 passport＋🇨🇦 Canadian visa or 3 more→🇯🇲 Jamaica: visa-free · 30d
Jamaica: applies to citizens of Albania, Belarus, Bosnia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia (also Honduras, Moldova) — up to 30 days with a valid Western visa.
Applies to: citizens of Albania, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia. Conditions: valid US/Canada/UK/Schengen visa; some nationalities also need vaccination certificates
Source: PICA Jamaica
🇵🇪 Peru
Visa-free · 180 days
🇨🇳 / 🇮🇳 passport＋🇨🇦 Canadian visa or 4 more→🇵🇪 Peru: visa-free · 180d
Peru: Chinese and Indian citizens with a valid (6+ months) visa or permanent residence of the US, UK, Canada, Australia or Schengen — visa-free up to 180 days.
Applies to: citizens of China, India. Conditions: visa valid for at least 6 months; permanent residence of these countries also qualifies
Source: Migraciones Perú
🇬🇪 Georgia
Visa-free · 90 days
Your passport＋🇨🇦 Canadian visa or 11 more→🇬🇪 Georgia: visa-free · 90d
Georgia: holders of valid visas or residence permits of the US, EU/Schengen, UK, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Australia, NZ or Gulf states — visa-free for 90 days.
Applies to: any visa-required nationality. Conditions: valid visa or residence permit of one of ~50 listed states
Source: MFA of Georgia
🇴🇲 Oman
Visa-free · 14 days
Your passport＋🇨🇦 Canadian visa or 9 more→🇴🇲 Oman: visa-free · 14d
Oman: 14 days entirely visa-free for holders of valid visas/residence permits of the US, UK, Canada, Schengen, Australia or Japan and for GCC residents (longer stays via e-visa).
Applies to: any visa-required nationality. Conditions: valid visa or residence permit of the US/UK/Canada/Schengen/Australia/Japan, or GCC residence; longer stays available via e-visa on the same grounds
Source: evisa.rop.gov.om / fm.gov.om
🇨🇳 passport＋🇨🇦 Canadian visa or 5 more→🇵🇭 Philippines: visa-free · 7d
Philippines: Chinese citizens with a US/Japan/Australia/Canada/Schengen/Singapore visa — visa-free up to 7 days.
Applies to: citizens of China. Conditions: valid visa of one of the AJACSS countries
Source: Bureau of Immigration PH
🇵🇭 Philippines
Visa-free · 30 days
🇮🇳 passport＋🇨🇦 Canadian visa or 9 more→🇵🇭 Philippines: visa-free · 30d
Philippines (since 2025-06-08): Indian citizens with an AJACSSUK visa or residence permit get 30 days instead of the base 14.
Applies to: citizens of India. Conditions: valid visa or residence permit of an AJACSSUK country (US, Japan, Australia, Canada, Schengen, Singapore, UK); without one — base 14-day visa-free entry; non-extendable
Source: DFA Philippines
🇸🇬 Singapore
Visa-free · 4 days
🇮🇳 passport＋🇨🇦 Canadian visa or 6 more→🇸🇬 Singapore: visa-free · 4d
Singapore: Indian citizens with a US/UK/Canada etc. visa transiting through — 96 hours visa-free.
Applies to: citizens of India. Conditions: transit only (VFTF, 96 hours): onward ticket to a third country, valid visa
Source: ICA Singapore
🇹🇼 Taiwan
eTA required · 14 days
🇮🇳 / 🇻🇳 / 🇮🇩 / 🇵🇭 / 🇹🇭 / 🇰🇭 passport＋🇨🇦 Canadian visa or 7 more→🇹🇼 Taiwan: eTA · 14d
Taiwan: citizens of India, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and others holding a developed-country visa get a free online certificate instead of a visa — 14 days.
Applies to: citizens of India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos. Conditions: visa/residence permit valid now or expired less than 10 years ago; free online Travel Authorization Certificate (TAC)
Source: BOCA Taiwan
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