No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for Denmark?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for Denmark 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 — Copenhagen: ≈ 5,910 km, about 8 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 Denmark without a visa on a Canada passport?

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

Denmark 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; Denmark passport: 121.
Citizens of Canada and Denmark can travel together visa-free to 109 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Saint Lucia, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Iceland.
Citizens of Denmark, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of Denmark

Travelling to Denmark: good to know

Ottawa — Copenhagen: about 5,910 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +8 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Copenhagen 20:00.
Local currency: Danish Krone.
Languages: Danish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ DKK 6.56.
Denmark is the 39th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.