No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for Bolivia?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for Bolivia and can stay up to 90 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 — La Paz: ≈ 6,930 km, about 9 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Bolivia without a visa on a Canada passport?

Yes, citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for Bolivia for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Bolivia 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; Bolivia passport: 33.
Citizens of Canada and Bolivia can travel together visa-free to 30 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Mexico, El Salvador, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Bolivia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of Bolivia

Travelling to Bolivia: good to know

Ottawa — La Paz: about 6,930 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — La Paz 14:00.
Local currency: Bolivian Boliviano.
Languages: Aymara, Guarani, Quechua, and Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BOB 12.
Bolivia is the 69th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.