No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for Antigua and Barbuda?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for Antigua and Barbuda and can stay up to 180 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Canada: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Ottawa — null: ≈ 3,400 km, about 5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 180 days

Can I travel to Antigua and Barbuda without a visa on a Canada passport?

Yes, citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for Antigua and Barbuda for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

Antigua and Barbuda visa rules at a glance

With a Canada passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 33 with an e-visa; 18 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Canada passport ranks 37th of 199.
Canada passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Antigua and Barbuda passport: 99.
Citizens of Canada and Antigua and Barbuda can travel together visa-free to 89 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Belize, Dominica, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Saint Lucia, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Iceland, Barbados, and Grenada.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of Antigua and Barbuda

Travelling to Antigua and Barbuda: good to know

Ottawa — null: about 3,400 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — null 14:00.
Local currency: East Caribbean Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ EC$2.70.
Antigua and Barbuda is the 9th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.