No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for Taiwan?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for Taiwan 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 — Taipei: ≈ 11,990 km, about 15.5 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 Taiwan without a visa on a Canada passport?

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

Taiwan 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; Taiwan passport: 74.
Citizens of Canada and Taiwan can travel together visa-free to 70 countries, for example: Haiti, Dominican Republic, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Honduras, Guatemala, Saint Lucia, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Iceland, Costa Rica, Panama, Ireland, and Portugal.
Citizens of Taiwan, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of Taiwan

Travelling to Taiwan: good to know

Ottawa — Taipei: about 11,990 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +14 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Taipei 02:00.
Local currency: New Taiwan Dollar.
Languages: Chinese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ NT$32.
Taiwan is the 158th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.