No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for the Philippines and can stay up to 30 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 — Manila: ≈ 13,130 km, about 17 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to the Philippines without a visa on a Canada passport?

Yes, citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for the Philippines for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Philippines 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; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Canada and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 26 countries, for example: Haiti, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Costa Rica, Colombia, Morocco, Peru, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Palestine, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Rwanda, and Kiribati.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Ottawa — Manila: about 13,130 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +14 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Manila 02:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 175th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.