Passport comparison · updated 17 June 2026

Canada vs France Passport

Q: Which passport is stronger: Canada vs France?

The France passport is stronger with 126 visa-free destinations, 9 more than the next passport in this comparison. Canada ranks #32 of 199. France ranks #3 of 199.

Q: How many countries can all of them visit visa-free?

115 destinations are visa-free for every passport in this comparison, including Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas and Barbados.

Q: Where can Canada citizens travel visa-free but the others cannot?

2 destinations: France and United States.

France passport wins

126 visa-free destinations — 9 more than the Canada passport.

Canada

#32

117visa-free

Unlimited stay: 6
Visa on arrival: 38
eTA: 8
eVisa: 18
Visa required: 17
Only this passport: 2

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France

126visa-free

Unlimited stay: 37
Visa on arrival: 31
eTA: 9
eVisa: 18
Visa required: 14
Only this passport: 11

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Side by side

Visa-free

Canada · 117

France · 126

Visa-free + on arrival + eTA

Canada · 163

France · 166

Visa on arrival

Canada · 38

France · 31

eTA

Canada · 8

France · 9

eVisa

Canada · 18

France · 18

Visa required

Canada · 17

France · 14

Where each passport travels visa-free

Visa-free for both (115)
Only Canada (2)
Only France (11)
Visa needed for both (71)

Only Canada visa-free (2)

France and United States

Only France visa-free (11)

Armenia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, United Kingdom, Venezuela and Vietnam

Country-by-country comparison

Destination	Canada	France
Afghanistan	Visa required	Visa required
Albania	90 days	90 days
Algeria	Visa required	Visa required
Andorra	90 days	Unlimited
Angola	30 days	30 days
Antigua and Barbuda	180 days	180 days
Argentina	90 days	90 days
Armenia	Visa on arrival	180 days
Australia	eTA	eTA
Austria	90 days	Unlimited
Azerbaijan	eVisa	eVisa
Bahamas	240 days	90 days
Bahrain	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Barbados	180 days	90 days
Belarus	30 days	30 days
Belgium	90 days	Unlimited
Belize	Unlimited	Unlimited
Benin	eVisa	eVisa
Bhutan	eVisa	eVisa
Bolivia	90 days	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	90 days	90 days
Botswana	90 days	90 days
Brazil	90 days	90 days
Brunei	90 days	90 days
Bulgaria	90 days	Unlimited
Burkina Faso	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Burundi	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Cambodia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Cameroon	eVisa	eVisa
Canada	Own country	eTA
Cape Verde	30 days	30 days
Central African Republic	Visa required	Visa required
Chad	Visa required	Visa required
Chile	90 days	90 days
China	30 days	30 days
Colombia	90 days	90 days
Comoros	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Costa Rica	180 days	180 days
Côte d'Ivoire	eTA	eTA
Croatia	90 days	Unlimited
Cuba	eVisa	eVisa
Cyprus	90 days	Unlimited
Czechia	90 days	Unlimited
Denmark	90 days	Unlimited
Djibouti	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Dominica	180 days	180 days
Dominican Republic	Unlimited	Unlimited
DR Congo	eVisa	eVisa
Ecuador	90 days	90 days
Egypt	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
El Salvador	180 days	180 days
Equatorial Guinea	eVisa	eVisa
Eritrea	Visa required	Visa required
Estonia	90 days	Unlimited
Eswatini	30 days	30 days
Ethiopia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Fiji	120 days	120 days
Finland	90 days	Unlimited
France	90 days	Own country
Gabon	eVisa	eVisa
Gambia	90 days	90 days
Georgia	360 days	360 days
Germany	90 days	Unlimited
Ghana	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Greece	90 days	Unlimited
Grenada	90 days	90 days
Guatemala	90 days	90 days
Guinea	eVisa	eVisa
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Guyana	90 days	90 days
Haiti	90 days	90 days
Honduras	90 days	90 days
Hong Kong	90 days	90 days
Hungary	90 days	Unlimited
Iceland	90 days	Unlimited
India	eVisa	eVisa
Indonesia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Iran	Visa required	Visa on arrival
Iraq	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Ireland	90 days	Unlimited
Israel	90 days	90 days
Italy	90 days	Unlimited
Jamaica	Unlimited	30 days
Japan	90 days	90 days
Jordan	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Kazakhstan	30 days	30 days
Kenya	eTA	eTA
Kiribati	90 days	90 days
Kosovo	90 days	90 days
Kuwait	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Kyrgyzstan	60 days	60 days
Laos	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Latvia	90 days	Unlimited
Lebanon	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Lesotho	Unlimited	14 days
Liberia	Visa required	Visa required
Libya	eVisa	eVisa
Liechtenstein	90 days	Unlimited
Lithuania	90 days	Unlimited
Luxembourg	90 days	Unlimited
Macau	30 days	90 days
Madagascar	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Malawi	30 days	30 days
Malaysia	90 days	90 days
Maldives	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Mali	Visa required	Visa required
Malta	90 days	Unlimited
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival	90 days
Mauritania	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Mauritius	90 days	90 days
Mexico	180 days	180 days
Micronesia	30 days	90 days
Moldova	90 days	90 days
Monaco	90 days	Unlimited
Mongolia	30 days	30 days
Montenegro	90 days	90 days
Morocco	90 days	90 days
Mozambique	30 days	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa	eVisa
Namibia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Nauru	Visa required	Visa required
Nepal	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Netherlands	90 days	Unlimited
New Zealand	eTA	eTA
Nicaragua	90 days	90 days
Niger	Visa required	Visa required
Nigeria	eVisa	eVisa
North Korea	Visa required	Visa required
North Macedonia	90 days	90 days
Norway	90 days	Unlimited
Oman	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Pakistan	eTA	eTA
Palau	Visa on arrival	90 days
Palestine	Unlimited	Unlimited
Panama	180 days	90 days
Papua New Guinea	eTA	eTA
Paraguay	90 days	90 days
Peru	180 days	90 days
Philippines	30 days	30 days
Poland	90 days	Unlimited
Portugal	90 days	Unlimited
Qatar	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Republic of the Congo	Visa required	Visa required
Romania	90 days	Unlimited
Russia	Visa required	eVisa
Rwanda	30 days	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	180 days	90 days
Saint Lucia	42 days	90 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	180 days	90 days
Samoa	Visa on arrival	90 days
San Marino	90 days	Unlimited
Sao Tome and Principe	15 days	15 days
Saudi Arabia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Senegal	90 days	90 days
Serbia	90 days	90 days
Seychelles	90 days	90 days
Sierra Leone	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Singapore	30 days	90 days
Slovakia	90 days	Unlimited
Slovenia	90 days	Unlimited
Solomon Islands	Visa on arrival	90 days
Somalia	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
South Africa	90 days	90 days
South Korea	180 days	90 days
South Sudan	eVisa	eVisa
Spain	90 days	Unlimited
Sri Lanka	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Sudan	Visa required	Visa required
Suriname	eTA	eTA
Sweden	90 days	Unlimited
Switzerland	90 days	Unlimited
Syria	eVisa	eVisa
Taiwan	90 days	90 days
Tajikistan	30 days	30 days
Tanzania	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival
Thailand	60 days	60 days
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival	90 days
Togo	eVisa	eVisa
Tonga	Visa on arrival	90 days
Trinidad and Tobago	Unlimited	90 days
Tunisia	120 days	90 days
Türkiye	90 days	90 days
Turkmenistan	Visa required	Visa required
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival	90 days
Uganda	eVisa	eVisa
Ukraine	90 days	90 days
United Arab Emirates	90 days	90 days
United Kingdom	eTA	180 days
United States	180 days	eTA
Uruguay	90 days	90 days
Uzbekistan	30 days	30 days
Vanuatu	120 days	120 days
Vatican City	90 days	Unlimited
Venezuela	Visa required	90 days
Vietnam	eVisa	45 days
Yemen	Visa required	Visa required
Zambia	90 days	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival	Visa on arrival

Canada vs France passport: which is stronger in 2026?

The Canada passport opens 117 destinations visa-free (#32 of 199), while the France passport opens 126 destinations visa-free (#3 of 199). The France passport is therefore the stronger one in this Canada vs France passport comparison, with 9 more visa-free destinations.

Add visa on arrival and eTA destinations and the overall mobility score reads Canada 163 vs France 166. A traditional visa from an embassy is still required by Canada citizens for 17 countries and by France citizens for 14 countries, and an online eVisa by 18 (Canada) and 18 (France).

Where both passports travel visa-free

Both passports are visa-free in 115 destinations, among them popular trips such as Japan, China, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and 9 more. Neither passport gets visa-free entry to Australia, India, Egypt, Russia, Indonesia, New Zealand and 2 more — plan an eVisa, eTA or embassy visa for those. 71 destinations require some kind of visa for every passport in this comparison.

Where only one of the passports is visa-free

Only Canada citizens can travel visa-free to 1 destination: United States.

Only France citizens can travel visa-free to 11 destinations: Armenia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, United Kingdom, Venezuela and Vietnam. Most of them (6) are in Oceania, which reflects regional agreements and historical ties.

Visa-free access by continent

How the Canada vs France passports compare region by region (visa-free destinations per continent):

Africa (54 countries): Canada 17, France 17
Americas (35 countries): Canada 31, France 31
Asia (47 countries): Canada 20, France 22
Europe (49 countries): Canada 45, France 46
Oceania (14 countries): Canada 4, France 10

Holding both passports (dual citizenship)

A traveller with both passports can always use the stronger one for each trip. Combined, they open 128 destinations without a visa — 2 more than the France passport alone. Remember to enter and leave a country on the same passport, and check whether Canada and France allow dual citizenship before you apply.

Frequently asked questions

Which passport is stronger: Canada vs France?

The France passport is stronger with 126 visa-free destinations, 9 more than the next passport in this comparison. Canada ranks #32 of 199. France ranks #3 of 199.

How many countries can all of them visit visa-free?

115 destinations are visa-free for every passport in this comparison, including Albania, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas and Barbados.

Where can Canada citizens travel visa-free but the others cannot?

2 destinations: France and United States.

Where can France citizens travel visa-free but the others cannot?

11 destinations: Armenia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, United Kingdom, Venezuela and Vietnam.

Data: Passport Index dataset with official corrections (MIT) · updated 17 June 2026.

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