Country Travel Advice and Advisories

On the Country Travel Advice page, you will find official information and advice from the Government of Canada on situations that may affect your safety and well-being abroad, as well as other important travel issues such as security, local laws and culture, entry and exit requirements and health.

No matter where in the world you intend to travel, make sure you check the Travel Advice and Advisories page twice: once when you are planning your trip, and again shortly before you leave. If the region or the country you will be visiting becomes subject to a Travel Advisory, it may affect your travel health insurance or your trip cancellation insurance.

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Flag of Afghanistan

AVOID ALL TRAVEL

May 14, 2013: A minor editorial change was made.

Flag of Albania

Exercise normal security precautions; see also regional advisories.

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Algeria

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of American Samoa

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: A minor editorial change was made.

Flag of Andorra

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Angola

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Anguilla

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Antarctica

Exercise normal security precautions

January 2, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Antigua and Barbuda

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Argentina

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: A minor editorial change was made.

Flag of Armenia

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 14, 2013: A minor editorial change was made.

Flag of Aruba

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Australia

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Austria

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Azerbaijan

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 14, 2013: A minor editorial change was made.

Flag of Azores

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Bahamas

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Bahrain

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 6, 2013: The Security tab has been updated - terrorism, demonstrations.

Flag of Bangladesh

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Barbados

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Belarus

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Belgium

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Belize

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Benin

Exercise a high degree of caution

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Bermuda

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Bhutan

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Bolivia

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Bonaire

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Botswana

Exercise normal security precautions

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Brazil

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of British Virgin Islands

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Brunei Darussalam

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Bulgaria

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 2, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Burkina Faso

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Burma (Myanmar)

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Burundi

AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL; see also regional advisories.

May 14, 2013: The Security tab was updated - terrorism.

Flag of Cambodia

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Cameroon

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Canary Islands

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Cape Verde

Exercise a high degree of caution

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Cayman Islands

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Central African Republic

AVOID ALL TRAVEL

April 30, 2013: A minor editorial change has been made.

Flag of Chad

AVOID ALL TRAVEL; see also regional advisories.

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Chile

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of China

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Colombia

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Comoros

Exercise a high degree of caution

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Cook Islands

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Costa Rica

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Croatia

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Cuba

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Curaçao

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Cyprus

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Czech Republic

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)

AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL; see also regional advisories.

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Denmark

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Djibouti

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 14, 2013: The Security tab was updated - terrorism.

Flag of Dominica

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Dominican Republic

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Ecuador

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Egypt

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

April 30, 2013: The Security tab has been updated - legislative elections postponed.

Flag of El Salvador

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Equatorial Guinea

Exercise a high degree of caution

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Eritrea

AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL; see also regional advisories.

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Estonia

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Ethiopia

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 10, 2013: The Security tab was updated - terrorism.

Flag of Falkland Islands

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Fiji

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Finland

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of France

Exercise normal security precautions

May 3, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of French Guiana

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of French Polynesia

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Gabon

Exercise a high degree of caution

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Gambia, The

Exercise a high degree of caution

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Georgia

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 14, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Germany

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Ghana

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Gibraltar

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Greece

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Greenland

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Grenada

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Guadeloupe

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Guam

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Guatemala

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Guinea

AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL

May 6, 2013: The Security tab has been updated - elections postponed, rioting in Conakry.

Flag of Guinea-Bissau

AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL; see also regional advisories.

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Guyana

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Haiti

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Honduras

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Hong Kong

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Hungary

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Iceland

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of India

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Indonesia

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Iran

AVOID ALL TRAVEL

April 16, 2013: The Natural Disasters and Climate tab has been updated - earthquake.

Flag of Iraq

AVOID ALL TRAVEL; see also regional advisories.

May 22, 2013: The Security tab has been updated - Insurgency and Demonstrations.

Flag of Ireland

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Italy

Exercise normal security precautions

May 8, 2013: The Help Abroad tab has been updated.

Flag of Jamaica

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Japan

Exercise normal security precautions; see also regional advisories.

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Jordan

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Kazakhstan

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Kenya

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 16, 2013: The Security tab has been updated - terrorism.

Flag of Kiribati

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Korea, North (DPRK)

AVOID ALL TRAVEL

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Korea, South

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Kosovo

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Kuwait

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Kyrgyz Republic

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Laos

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Latvia

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Lebanon

AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL; see also regional advisories.

May 16, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Lesotho

Exercise a high degree of caution

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Liberia

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Libya

AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL; see also regional advisories.

May 13, 2013: The Security tab was updated - attack in Benghazi on May 13.

Flag of Liechtenstein

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Lithuania

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Luxembourg

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Macao

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Macedonia

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Madagascar

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 10, 2013: The Security tab was updated - elections.

Flag of Malawi

Exercise a high degree of caution

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Malaysia

Exercise normal security precautions; see also regional advisories.

May 7, 2013: The Security tab has been updated - elections.

Flag of Maldives

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Mali

AVOID ALL TRAVEL

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Malta

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Marshall Islands

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Martinique

Exercise normal security precautions

May 22, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Mauritania

AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL; see also regional advisories.

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Mauritius

Exercise normal security precautions

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Mayotte

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Mexico

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Micronesia (FSM)

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Moldova

Exercise normal security precautions; see also regional advisories.

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Monaco

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Mongolia

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Montenegro

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Montserrat

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Morocco

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Mozambique

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

April 30, 2013: A minor editorial change has been made.

Flag of Namibia

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Nauru

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Nepal

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Netherlands

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of New Caledonia

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of New Zealand

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Nicaragua

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Niger

AVOID ALL TRAVEL; see also regional advisories.

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Nigeria

AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL; see also regional advisories.

May 15, 2013: The Advisories and Security tabs have been updated - avoid all travel to the state of Adamawa and state of emergency in the states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa.

Flag of Niue

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Northern Marianas

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Norway

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Oman

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Pakistan

AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL; see also regional advisories.

May 16, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Palau

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Panama

Exercise normal security precautions; see also regional advisories.

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Papua New Guinea

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Paraguay

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Peru

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Philippines

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 13, 2013: The Laws & Culture tab has been updated - removal of information on liquor ban.

Flag of Poland

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Portugal

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Puerto Rico

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Qatar

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)

AVOID NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL

April 30, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Romania

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Russia

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Rwanda

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Saint Lucia

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Saint Martin

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Saint Vincent & the Grenadines

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Samoa

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of San Marino

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of São Tomé and Principe

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Saudi Arabia

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Senegal

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Serbia

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Seychelles

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Sierra Leone

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Singapore

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Sint Maarten

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Slovakia

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Slovenia

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Solomon Islands

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Somalia

AVOID ALL TRAVEL

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of South Africa

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of South Sudan

AVOID ALL TRAVEL; see also regional advisories.

May 14, 2013: The Security tab was updated - terrorism.

Flag of Spain

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Sri Lanka

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Sudan

AVOID ALL TRAVEL

May 13, 2013: The Security tab was updated - risk of kidnapping.

Flag of Suriname

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Swaziland

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 7, 2013: A minor editorial change has been made.

Flag of Sweden

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Switzerland

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Syria

AVOID ALL TRAVEL

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Taiwan

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Tajikistan

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Tanzania

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 10, 2013: The Security tab was updated - terrorism.

Flag of Thailand

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 21, 2013: The Security tab has been updated - removal of information on May 19 rally.

Flag of Timor-Leste (East Timor)

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Togo

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Tokelau

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Tonga

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Trinidad and Tobago

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Tunisia

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 21, 2013: The Security tab has been updated - removal of information on political gathering on May 19.

Flag of Turkey

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Turkmenistan

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Turks and Caicos Islands

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Tuvalu

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Uganda

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Ukraine

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of United Arab Emirates

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of United Kingdom

Exercise normal security precautions

May 6, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of United States

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Uruguay

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Uzbekistan

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Vanuatu

Exercise normal security precautions

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Venezuela

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Vietnam

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.

Flag of Virgin Islands (U.S.)

Exercise normal security precautions

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Yemen

AVOID ALL TRAVEL

May 16, 2013: An editorial change was made.

Flag of Zambia

Exercise a high degree of caution; see also regional advisories.

May 21, 2013: The Security tab was updated - removal of the subsidy on maize.

Flag of Zimbabwe

Exercise a high degree of caution

May 7, 2013: An editorial change has been made.


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