No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for the Dominican Republic?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for the Dominican Republic and can stay up to 30 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 — Santo Domingo: ≈ 3,050 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to the Dominican Republic without a visa on a Canada passport?

Yes, citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for the Dominican Republic for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Dominican Republic 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; Dominican Republic passport: 30.
Citizens of Canada and the Dominican Republic can travel together visa-free to 28 countries, for example: Jamaica, Honduras, El Salvador, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Guyana, Ecuador, Morocco, Peru, Paraguay, Georgia, Palestine, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.
Citizens of the Dominican Republic, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of the Dominican Republic

Travelling to the Dominican Republic: good to know

Ottawa — Santo Domingo: about 3,050 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Santo Domingo 14:00.
Local currency: Dominican Peso.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ DOP 60.
Dominican Republic is the 5th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.