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 →
Beyond Canada: the United Kingdom passport
The 🇬🇧 United Kingdom passport ranks #20 of 199 worldwide, entering 162 destinations without a visa arranged in advance (see the world ranking).
Also visa-free on the United Kingdom passport: 🇲🇽 Mexico (180 days), 🇧🇷 Brazil (90 days), 🇧🇸 Bahamas (240 days) — all 162 open destinations.
Going the other way? Canadian citizens visiting the United Kingdom need no visa, but an eTA (online authorisation) is required.
Never get caught out
Visa rules change with little notice. Get one email when Canada changes its entry rules for British passports.
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Before you travel
Sorting your Canada trip on the United Kingdom passport:
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