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Qatar visa for citizens of Canada

Citizens of Canada get a Qatar 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 — Doha: ≈ 10,520 km, about 13.5 hours of flying.

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

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Qatar 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; Qatar passport: 69.
Citizens of Canada and Qatar can travel together visa-free to 53 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Guyana, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Qatar, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of Qatar

Travelling to Qatar: good to know

Ottawa — Doha: about 10,520 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Doha 21:00.
Local currency: Qatari Riyal.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ QAR 3.64.
Qatar is the 136th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.