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Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Canada

Citizens of Canada get a Sri Lanka 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 — Colombo: ≈ 13,710 km, about 17.5 hours of flying.

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

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Sri Lanka 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; Sri Lanka passport: 18.
Citizens of Canada and Sri Lanka can travel together visa-free to 17 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Gambia, Tajikistan, Rwanda, Kiribati, Micronesia, Malawi, Lesotho, Vanuatu, and Thailand.
Citizens of Sri Lanka, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Travelling to Sri Lanka: good to know

Ottawa — Colombo: about 13,710 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +11.5 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Colombo 23:30.
Local currency: Sri Lankan Rupee.
Languages: Sinhala and Tamil.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ LKR 330.
Sri Lanka is the 186th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.