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TimeUTC−5UTC−4 the rest of the year The capital’s time. The country has 23 time zones.Source: IANA Time Zone Database · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗
Emergency · tap to call
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Visa · United States passport
No visa needed · up to 180 daysSource: U.S. Department of State · Checked 25 Oct 2026 ↗SIM and eSIM
A prepaid Canadian SIM needs only your name and a street address in Canada.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Apps locals use
ArriveCAN: optional app to fill in immigration and customs declarations before landing at major airports.
Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Cards or cash
Mostly cashMostly cards
Step 5 of 5: Cards are accepted almost everywhere; cash is rarely needed.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Money in Canada
Canadian Dollar · $ · CAD
Shelf prices exclude sales tax, and visitors cannot claim it back when leaving.
Use big-bank ATMs rather than independent machines to keep fees down.
Paying by credit card usually gets a better exchange rate than changing cash.
Tourist-area shops take US dollar bills, but at roughly 10-15 cents below the official rate.
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Wed, 11 Nov 2026 · Armistice Day
Wed, 11 Nov 2026 · Remembrance Day
Fri, 25 Dec 2026 · Christmas Day
Sat, 26 Dec 2026 · St. Stephen's Day Boxing Day
Fri, 1 Jan 2027 · New Year's Day
Mon, 15 Feb 2027 · Family Day
Mon, 15 Feb 2027 · Heritage Day
Mon, 15 Feb 2027 · Islander Day
Mon, 15 Feb 2027 · Louis Riel Day
Wed, 17 Mar 2027 · Saint Patrick's Day
Fri, 26 Mar 2027 · Good Friday
Mon, 29 Mar 2027 · Easter Monday
Fri, 23 Apr 2027 · Saint George's Day
Mon, 24 May 2027 · National Patriots' Day
Mon, 24 May 2027 · Victoria Day
Mon, 21 Jun 2027 · National Aboriginal Day
Thu, 24 Jun 2027 · Discovery Day
Thu, 24 Jun 2027 · National Holiday Fête nationale du Québec
Thu, 1 Jul 2027 · Canada Day
Mon, 12 Jul 2027 · Orangemen's Day
Mon, 2 Aug 2027 · British Columbia Day
Mon, 2 Aug 2027 · Civic Holiday
Mon, 2 Aug 2027 · Heritage Day
Mon, 2 Aug 2027 · Natal Day
Mon, 2 Aug 2027 · New Brunswick Day
Mon, 2 Aug 2027 · Saskatchewan Day
Mon, 16 Aug 2027 · Discovery Day
Mon, 16 Aug 2027 · Gold Cup Parade Day
Mon, 6 Sept 2027 · Labour Day
Thu, 30 Sept 2027 · National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Mon, 11 Oct 2027 · Thanksgiving
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Safety today
Germany, the US and the UK publish their travel advice openly. Here is what those that cover Canada say, side by side, checked daily.
German Foreign Office says
No travel warning
Calm ●
Caution
Serious
Don’t go
Source: Auswärtiges Amt
Updated 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
U.S. Department of State says
Exercise normal precautions
Calm ●
Caution
Serious
Don’t go
Level 1 of 4
Source: travel.state.gov
Updated 4 Jun 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 4 Jun 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
UK Foreign Office says
No advice against travel
Source: GOV.UK
Updated 2 Jun 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 2 Jun 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Scams to know
Unofficial visa and eTA websites
Use only the Government of Canada's own site; other sites add fees and aren't official.
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Countrywise is a summary. The official page is authoritative.
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Health
Keep routine vaccines up to date; no yellow fever jab needed. Altitude sickness is possible in the Rockies.
Vaccinations
Have routine vaccines up to date, such as MMR, chickenpox, polio and flu; hepatitis A and B are worth discussing with a doctor, and yellow fever vaccine is not needed.
Altitude
Altitude sickness can affect skiers and hikers in the Canadian Rockies, for example around Banff and Lake Louise.
Talk to a travel clinic 4–8 weeks before you go.
Source: CDC
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Summarised from the CDC’s Travelers’ Health pages. Using them does not mean the CDC endorses Countrywise.
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| GDP | ≈ $2.3 trillionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
|---|---|
| Per person | ≈ $55,698Source: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Top exports | crude petroleum, cars, gold, natural gas, refined petroleum (2023)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Population | 41.7 millionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
|---|---|
| Median age | 42.8 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Life expectancy | 84.2 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2024 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Religions | Christian 53.3%, Muslim 4.9%, Hindu 2.3%, Sikh 2.1%, Buddhist 1%, Jewish 0.9%, Traditional (North American Indigenous) 0.2%, other religions and traditional spirituality 0.6%, none 34.6% (2021 est.)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · 2021 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Area | 9,984,670 km²Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Climate | varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in northSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Terrain | mostly plains with mountains in west, lowlands in southeastSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Type of government | federal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm; federal and state authorities and responsibilities regulated in constitutionSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Calling code | +1Source: libphonenumber · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
About the data
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From your foreign ministry when it publishes its advice openly (Germany, the US, the UK). Otherwise we show those three side by side. Checked daily, with the date next to every entry.
CDC · 24 Oct 2026 ↗GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2026 ↗IANA Time Zone Database · 23 Oct 2026 ↗libphonenumber · 23 Oct 2026 ↗Nager.Date · 23 Oct 2026 ↗The World Factbook (archive) · 23 Oct 2026 ↗U.S. Department of State · 25 Oct 2026 ↗Unicode CLDR · 23 Oct 2026 ↗Wikidata · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikivoyage · 24 Oct 2026 ↗World Bank · 23 Oct 2026 ↗
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