No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for Dominica?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for Dominica 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 — Roseau: ≈ 3,610 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 Dominica without a visa on a Canada passport?

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

Dominica 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; Dominica passport: 94.
Citizens of Canada and Dominica can travel together visa-free to 83 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Iceland, Barbados, Grenada, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and Colombia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Dominica, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of Dominica

Travelling to Dominica: good to know

Ottawa — Roseau: about 3,610 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 — Roseau 14:00.
Local currency: East Caribbean Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ EC$2.70.
Dominica is the 10th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.