No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for the United Arab Emirates?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for the United Arab Emirates 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 — Abu Dhabi: ≈ 10,750 km, about 14 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 the United Arab Emirates without a visa on a Canada passport?

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

United Arab Emirates 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; United Arab Emirates passport: 127.
Citizens of Canada and the United Arab Emirates can travel together visa-free to 103 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Saint Lucia, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Iceland, Barbados, and Grenada.
United Arab Emirates has an embassy in your country of citizenship, so you can apply without travelling abroad.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of the United Arab Emirates

Travelling to the United Arab Emirates: good to know

Ottawa — Abu Dhabi: about 10,750 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +10 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Abu Dhabi 22:00.
Local currency: United Arab Emirates Dirham.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ AED 3.67.
United Arab Emirates is the 140th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.