COVID-19 - Global travel advisory
Effective date: December 15, 2021
Avoid non-essential travel outside Canada due to the risk of the Omicron variant that causes COVID-19.
This advisory overrides all other advisories on this page, with the exception of those where we advise against all travel.
Continue to avoid all cruise ship travel outside of Canada.
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Travel Advice and Advisories
The Travel Advice and Advisories are the Government of Canada’s official source of destination-specific travel information. They give you important advice to help you to make informed decisions and to travel safely while you are abroad.
No matter where you plan to travel, make sure you check the Travel Advice and Advisories page for your destination twice: once when you are planning your trip, and again shortly before you leave. Safety and security conditions may change between the date you book your travel and your departure date.
See Travel Advice and Advisories – FAQ for more information.
Choose your destination below to see regularly updated information on:
- local safety and security conditions and areas to avoid
- entry and exit requirements
- local laws and culture
- possible health hazards and health restrictions
- natural hazards and climate
- where to find help while you are travelling abroad
| English | Destination | Advisory | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| afghanistan | Afghanistan | Avoid all travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| albania | Albania | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| algeria | Algeria | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| american-samoa | American Samoa | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| andorra | Andorra | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| angola | Angola | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| anguilla | Anguilla | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| antarctica | Antarctica | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-25 09:18:07 |
| antigua-and-barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| argentina | Argentina | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| armenia | Armenia | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| aruba | Aruba | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| australia | Australia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| austria | Austria | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| azores | Azores | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| bahamas | Bahamas | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| bahrain | Bahrain | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| bangladesh | Bangladesh | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| barbados | Barbados | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-24 11:09:23 |
| belarus | Belarus | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| belgium | Belgium | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| belize | Belize | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| benin | Benin | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| bermuda | Bermuda | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| bhutan | Bhutan | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-26 12:12:05 |
| bolivia | Bolivia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| bonaire | Bonaire | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| bosnia-and-herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| botswana | Botswana | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| brazil | Brazil | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| british-virgin-islands | British Virgin Islands | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| brunei | Brunei | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| bulgaria | Bulgaria | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| burkina-faso | Burkina Faso | Avoid all travel | 2022-01-25 14:17:02 |
| burundi | Burundi | Avoid all travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| cabo-verde | Cabo Verde | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| cambodia | Cambodia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| cameroon | Cameroon | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| canary-islands | Canary Islands | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| cayman-islands | Cayman Islands | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| central-african-republic | Central African Republic | Avoid all travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| chad | Chad | Avoid all travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| chile | Chile | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| china | China | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| colombia | Colombia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-27 14:57:52 |
| comoros | Comoros | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| cook-islands | Cook Islands | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| costa-rica | Costa Rica | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| cote-d-ivoire-ivory-coast | Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| croatia | Croatia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| cuba | Cuba | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| curacao | Curaçao | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| cyprus | Cyprus | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| czech-republic | Czech Republic | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| congo-kinshasa | Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| denmark | Denmark | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| djibouti | Djibouti | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| dominica | Dominica | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| dominican-republic | Dominican Republic | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| ecuador | Ecuador | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| egypt | Egypt | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| el-salvador | El Salvador | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| equatorial-guinea | Equatorial Guinea | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| eritrea | Eritrea | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| estonia | Estonia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| eswatini | Eswatini | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| ethiopia | Ethiopia | Avoid all travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| falkland-islands | Falkland Islands | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| fiji | Fiji | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-25 10:30:15 |
| finland | Finland | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| france | France | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| french-guiana | French Guiana | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| french-polynesia | French Polynesia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| gabon | Gabon | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| gambia-the | Gambia, The | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| georgia | Georgia | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| germany | Germany | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| ghana | Ghana | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| gibraltar | Gibraltar | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| greece | Greece | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| greenland | Greenland | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| grenada | Grenada | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| guam | Guam | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| guatemala | Guatemala | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| guinea | Guinea | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| guinea-bissau | Guinea-Bissau | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| guyana | Guyana | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| haiti | Haiti | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| honduras | Honduras | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| hong-kong | Hong Kong | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| hungary | Hungary | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| iceland | Iceland | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-25 11:41:24 |
| india | India | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-27 19:08:26 |
| indonesia | Indonesia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| iran | Iran | Avoid all travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| iraq | Iraq | Avoid all travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| ireland | Ireland | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| israel-the-west-bank-and-the-gaza-strip | Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| italy | Italy | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| jamaica | Jamaica | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| japan | Japan | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| jordan | Jordan | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-27 05:14:42 |
| kenya | Kenya | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| kiribati | Kiribati | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| kosovo | Kosovo | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| kuwait | Kuwait | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| laos | Laos | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| latvia | Latvia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| lebanon | Lebanon | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| lesotho | Lesotho | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| liberia | Liberia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| libya | Libya | Avoid all travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| lithuania | Lithuania | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| luxembourg | Luxembourg | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| macao | Macao | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| madagascar | Madagascar | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| malawi | Malawi | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| malaysia | Malaysia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| maldives | Maldives | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| mali | Mali | Avoid all travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| malta | Malta | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| marshall-islands | Marshall Islands | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| martinique | Martinique | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| mauritania | Mauritania | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| mauritius | Mauritius | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| mayotte | Mayotte | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| mexico | Mexico | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| micronesia-fsm | Micronesia (FSM) | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| moldova | Moldova | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| monaco | Monaco | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| mongolia | Mongolia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| montenegro | Montenegro | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| montserrat | Montserrat | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| morocco | Morocco | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-27 19:10:42 |
| mozambique | Mozambique | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| myanmar | Myanmar | Avoid all travel | 2022-01-25 11:18:07 |
| namibia | Namibia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| nauru | Nauru | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| nepal | Nepal | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| netherlands | Netherlands | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| new-caledonia | New Caledonia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| new-zealand | New Zealand | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| nicaragua | Nicaragua | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| niger | Niger | Avoid all travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| nigeria | Nigeria | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| niue | Niue | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| north-korea | North Korea | Avoid all travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| north-macedonia | North Macedonia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| northern-marianas | Northern Marianas | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| norway | Norway | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| oman | Oman | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| pakistan | Pakistan | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| palau | Palau | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| panama | Panama | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| papua-new-guinea | Papua New Guinea | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| paraguay | Paraguay | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| peru | Peru | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-27 15:07:03 |
| philippines | Philippines | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| poland | Poland | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| portugal | Portugal | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| puerto-rico | Puerto Rico | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| qatar | Qatar | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| congo-brazzaville | Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| reunion | Réunion | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| romania | Romania | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| russia | Russia | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| rwanda | Rwanda | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| saint-kitts-and-nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| saint-lucia | Saint Lucia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| saint-martin | Saint Martin | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| saint-vincent-the-grenadines | Saint Vincent & the Grenadines | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| saint-barthelemy | Saint-Barthélemy | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| saint-pierre-et-miquelon | Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| samoa | Samoa | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| san-marino | San Marino | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| sao-tome-and-principe | Sao Tome and Principe | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| saudi-arabia | Saudi Arabia | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| senegal | Senegal | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-27 10:20:06 |
| serbia | Serbia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-19 11:25:30 |
| seychelles | Seychelles | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| sierra-leone | Sierra Leone | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| singapore | Singapore | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| sint-maarten | Sint Maarten | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| slovakia | Slovakia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| slovenia | Slovenia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| solomon-islands | Solomon Islands | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| somalia | Somalia | Avoid all travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| south-africa | South Africa | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| south-korea | South Korea | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| south-sudan | South Sudan | Avoid all travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| spain | Spain | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| sri-lanka | Sri Lanka | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-27 07:19:48 |
| sudan | Sudan | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| suriname | Suriname | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| sweden | Sweden | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| switzerland | Switzerland | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| syria | Syria | Avoid all travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| taiwan | Taiwan | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| tajikistan | Tajikistan | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| tanzania | Tanzania | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| thailand | Thailand | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| timor-leste-east-timor | Timor-Leste (East Timor) | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| togo | Togo | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| tokelau | Tokelau | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| tonga | Tonga | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-25 11:32:53 |
| trinidad-and-tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| tunisia | Tunisia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| turkey | Turkey | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| turkmenistan | Turkmenistan | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| turks-and-caicos-islands | Turks and Caicos Islands | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| tuvalu | Tuvalu | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| uganda | Uganda | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| ukraine | Ukraine | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-24 18:10:06 |
| united-arab-emirates | United Arab Emirates | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| united-kingdom | United Kingdom | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| united-states | United States | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| uruguay | Uruguay | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| vanuatu | Vanuatu | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:32 |
| venezuela | Venezuela | Avoid all travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| vietnam | Vietnam | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| virgin-islands-u-s | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| yemen | Yemen | Avoid all travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| zambia | Zambia | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
| zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | Avoid non-essential travel | 2022-01-21 12:11:31 |
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