No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for Haiti?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for Haiti 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 — Port-au-Prince: ≈ 3,000 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: 90 days

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

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

Haiti 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; Haiti passport: 13.
Citizens of Canada and Haiti can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Grenada, Palestine, Angola, Rwanda, Kiribati, Taiwan, Micronesia, Philippines, Seychelles, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of Haiti, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of Haiti

Travelling to Haiti: good to know

Ottawa — Port-au-Prince: about 3,000 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 — Port-au-Prince 14:00.
Local currency: Haitian Gourde.
Languages: French and Haitian Creole.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ HTG 131.
Haiti is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.