No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for Peru?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for Peru and can stay up to 180 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 — Lima: ≈ 6,390 km, about 8.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 180 days

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

Yes, citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for Peru for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

Peru 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; Peru passport: 91.
Citizens of Canada and Peru can travel together visa-free to 86 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Iceland, Barbados, Grenada, and Costa Rica.
Citizens of Peru, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of Peru

Travelling to Peru: good to know

Ottawa — Lima: about 6,390 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Lima 13:00.
Local currency: Peruvian Sol.
Languages: Aymara, Quechua, and Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ PEN 3.41.
Peru is the 52nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.