Visa on arrival

Laos visa for citizens of Canada

Citizens of Canada get a Laos visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Canada: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Ottawa — Vientiane: ≈ 12,960 km, about 16.5 hours of flying.

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

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Laos 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; Laos passport: 20.
Citizens of Canada and Laos can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Haiti, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Ecuador, Palestine, Mongolia, Rwanda, Micronesia, Zambia, Philippines, Thailand, Seychelles, Brunei, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Citizens of Laos, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of Laos

Travelling to Laos: good to know

Ottawa — Vientiane: about 12,960 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 16.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +13 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Vientiane 01:00.
Local currency: Laotian Kip.
Languages: Lao.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LAK 22,259.
Laos is the 173rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.