Visa on arrival

Madagascar visa for citizens of Canada

Citizens of Canada get a Madagascar 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 — Antananarivo: ≈ 14,060 km, about 18 hours of flying.

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

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

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Madagascar 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; Madagascar passport: 29.
Citizens of Canada and Madagascar can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Panama, Ecuador, Gambia, Angola, Rwanda, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of Madagascar, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of Madagascar

Travelling to Madagascar: good to know

Ottawa — Antananarivo: about 14,060 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Antananarivo 21:00.
Local currency: Malagasy Ariary.
Languages: French and Malagasy.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MGA 4,398.
Madagascar is the 188th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.