No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for Paraguay?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for Paraguay 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 — Asunción: ≈ 8,070 km, about 10.5 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 Paraguay without a visa on a Canada passport?

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

Paraguay 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; Paraguay passport: 86.
Citizens of Canada and Paraguay can travel together visa-free to 83 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Belize, Dominica, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Iceland, Barbados, and Costa Rica.
Citizens of Paraguay, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of Paraguay

Travelling to Paraguay: good to know

Ottawa — Asunción: about 8,070 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Asunción 15:00.
Local currency: Paraguayan Guarani.
Languages: Guarani and Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PYG 5,926.
Paraguay is the 92nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.