Canada visa for British citizens
eTA (travel authorization)
🇬🇧 British passport → 🇨🇦 Canada: no visa, but an eta (online authorisation) is required.
How it works
Register online before you fly (minutes, small fee). It links to your passport electronically — airlines check it at check-in, so don't leave it to the airport.
Heads-up: Canada commonly asks for proof of onward travel (airline check-in and border).
Before the airport: run the "Will I board?" checklist for this route →
Capital Ottawa · Currency Canadian dollar ($) · Dialling +1
Before you travel
Sorting your Canada trip on the United Kingdom passport:
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Every destination for the United Kingdom passport, and everyone who can enter Canada.
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