Travel Advice and Advisories
The Travel Advice and Advisories are the Government of Canada’s official source of destination-specific travel information. They give you important advice to help you to make informed decisions and to travel safely while you are abroad.
No matter where you plan to travel, make sure you check the Travel Advice and Advisories page for your destination twice: once when you are planning your trip, and again shortly before you leave. Safety and security conditions may change between the date you book your travel and your departure date.
See Travel Advice and Advisories – FAQ for more information.
Choose your destination below to see regularly updated information on:
- local safety and security conditions and areas to avoid
- entry and exit requirements
- local laws and culture
- possible health hazards and health restrictions
- natural hazards and climate
- where to find help while you are travelling abroad
| English | Destination | Advisory | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| afghanistan | Afghanistan | Avoid all travel | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| albania | Albania | Exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories) | 2017-06-30 08:09:31 |
| algeria | Algeria | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-06-27 08:15:31 |
| american-samoa | American Samoa | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-24 16:18:46 |
| andorra | Andorra | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| angola | Angola | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| anguilla | Anguilla | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| antarctica | Antarctica | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| antigua-and-barbuda | Antigua and Barbuda | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| argentina | Argentina | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| armenia | Armenia | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| aruba | Aruba | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| australia | Australia | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| austria | Austria | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-28 08:02:47 |
| azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-14 11:45:24 |
| azores | Azores | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-11 10:45:54 |
| bahamas | Bahamas | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| bahrain | Bahrain | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-08-08 12:18:32 |
| bangladesh | Bangladesh | Avoid non-essential travel | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| barbados | Barbados | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| belarus | Belarus | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-19 07:19:39 |
| belgium | Belgium | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-28 08:02:47 |
| belize | Belize | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| benin | Benin | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| bermuda | Bermuda | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-19 15:04:28 |
| bhutan | Bhutan | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| bolivia | Bolivia | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| bonaire | Bonaire | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| bosnia-and-herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-05-17 15:17:27 |
| botswana | Botswana | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-17 13:32:38 |
| brazil | Brazil | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-08-02 08:53:25 |
| british-virgin-islands | British Virgin Islands | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| brunei-darussalam | Brunei Darussalam | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-06-27 08:15:31 |
| bulgaria | Bulgaria | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-28 08:02:47 |
| burkina-faso | Burkina Faso | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2017-08-16 09:53:33 |
| burundi | Burundi | Avoid all travel | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| cabo-verde | Cabo Verde | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| cambodia | Cambodia | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-08-16 12:09:18 |
| cameroon | Cameroon | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| canary-islands | Canary Islands | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| cayman-islands | Cayman Islands | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-08-03 10:04:09 |
| central-african-republic | Central African Republic | Avoid all travel (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| chad | Chad | Avoid all travel (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| chile | Chile | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-19 15:04:28 |
| china | China | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-08-16 10:07:21 |
| colombia | Colombia | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| comoros | Comoros | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-18 11:09:53 |
| cook-islands | Cook Islands | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-19 15:04:28 |
| costa-rica | Costa Rica | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| cote-d-ivoire-ivory-coast | Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-08-04 16:24:20 |
| croatia | Croatia | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| cuba | Cuba | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| curacao | Curaçao | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| cyprus | Cyprus | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| czech-republic | Czech Republic | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-28 08:02:47 |
| congo-kinshasa | Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2017-08-22 16:46:21 |
| denmark | Denmark | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-08-23 10:00:56 |
| djibouti | Djibouti | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-21 15:47:31 |
| dominica | Dominica | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| dominican-republic | Dominican Republic | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| ecuador | Ecuador | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| egypt | Egypt | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2017-08-01 10:05:49 |
| el-salvador | El Salvador | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| equatorial-guinea | Equatorial Guinea | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| eritrea | Eritrea | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2017-06-27 08:12:34 |
| estonia | Estonia | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| ethiopia | Ethiopia | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-08-23 13:52:25 |
| falkland-islands | Falkland Islands | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-19 15:04:28 |
| fiji | Fiji | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| finland | Finland | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-08-22 16:51:25 |
| france | France | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-28 08:02:47 |
| french-guiana | French Guiana | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| french-polynesia | French Polynesia | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-19 15:04:28 |
| gabon | Gabon | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| gambia-the | Gambia, The | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-19 07:14:02 |
| georgia | Georgia | Exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories) | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| germany | Germany | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-28 08:02:47 |
| ghana | Ghana | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-05-30 15:04:02 |
| gibraltar | Gibraltar | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-11 04:10:39 |
| greece | Greece | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| greenland | Greenland | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-08-02 03:18:56 |
| grenada | Grenada | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| guadeloupe | Guadeloupe | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-08-03 10:09:38 |
| guam | Guam | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-19 15:04:28 |
| guatemala | Guatemala | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| guinea | Guinea | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| guinea-bissau | Guinea-Bissau | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| guyana | Guyana | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| haiti | Haiti | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| honduras | Honduras | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| hong-kong | Hong Kong | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-08-22 19:03:48 |
| hungary | Hungary | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-28 08:02:47 |
| iceland | Iceland | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-28 08:02:47 |
| india | India | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| indonesia | Indonesia | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| iran | Iran | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-08-01 14:41:34 |
| iraq | Iraq | Avoid all travel (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| ireland | Ireland | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| israel-the-west-bank-and-the-gaza-strip | Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-26 11:13:51 |
| italy | Italy | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-08-22 10:09:38 |
| jamaica | Jamaica | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| japan | Japan | Exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories) | 2017-08-14 08:43:05 |
| jordan | Jordan | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-08-01 14:41:34 |
| kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-06-20 13:36:18 |
| kenya | Kenya | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-08-23 10:57:38 |
| kiribati | Kiribati | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-19 15:04:28 |
| korea-north-dprk | Korea, North (DPRK) | Avoid all travel | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| korea-south | Korea, South | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-17 14:07:59 |
| kosovo | Kosovo | Exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories) | 2017-05-19 07:13:47 |
| kuwait | Kuwait | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-08-01 14:41:34 |
| kyrgyz-republic | Kyrgyz Republic | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-06-20 13:36:18 |
| laos | Laos | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-08-16 12:09:34 |
| latvia | Latvia | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| lebanon | Lebanon | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2017-08-01 14:41:34 |
| lesotho | Lesotho | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-06-06 10:20:41 |
| liberia | Liberia | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| libya | Libya | Avoid all travel | 2017-06-27 08:12:34 |
| liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| lithuania | Lithuania | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-17 15:40:53 |
| luxembourg | Luxembourg | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| macao | Macao | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-08-23 11:55:35 |
| macedonia | Macedonia | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-17 09:28:30 |
| madagascar | Madagascar | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| malawi | Malawi | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| malaysia | Malaysia | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| maldives | Maldives | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| mali | Mali | Avoid all travel | 2017-06-27 08:12:34 |
| malta | Malta | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| marshall-islands | Marshall Islands | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| martinique | Martinique | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-08-03 10:10:47 |
| mauritania | Mauritania | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2017-08-08 11:54:51 |
| mauritius | Mauritius | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| mayotte | Mayotte | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-17 14:13:41 |
| mexico | Mexico | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-08-11 10:36:16 |
| micronesia-fsm | Micronesia (FSM) | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| moldova | Moldova | Exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-21 05:42:24 |
| monaco | Monaco | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-08-18 09:11:48 |
| mongolia | Mongolia | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| montenegro | Montenegro | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-17 09:29:27 |
| montserrat | Montserrat | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| morocco | Morocco | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-06-27 08:15:31 |
| mozambique | Mozambique | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-08-15 16:22:56 |
| myanmar | Myanmar | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-05-19 15:04:28 |
| namibia | Namibia | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-05-17 14:16:25 |
| nauru | Nauru | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-19 15:04:28 |
| nepal | Nepal | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-12 11:53:21 |
| netherlands | Netherlands | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-19 07:08:53 |
| new-caledonia | New Caledonia | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-06-06 10:51:50 |
| new-zealand | New Zealand | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| nicaragua | Nicaragua | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-08-04 11:36:07 |
| niger | Niger | Avoid all travel (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| nigeria | Nigeria | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| niue | Niue | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-19 15:04:28 |
| northern-marianas | Northern Marianas | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-19 15:04:28 |
| norway | Norway | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| oman | Oman | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-08-01 14:41:34 |
| pakistan | Pakistan | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-14 15:35:13 |
| palau | Palau | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| panama | Panama | Exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| papua-new-guinea | Papua New Guinea | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-08-10 08:42:32 |
| paraguay | Paraguay | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| peru | Peru | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-08-14 12:25:12 |
| philippines | Philippines | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-24 11:13:46 |
| poland | Poland | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| portugal | Portugal | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-08-11 11:15:19 |
| puerto-rico | Puerto Rico | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| qatar | Qatar | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-08-01 14:41:34 |
| congo-brazzaville | Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) | Exercise normal security precautions (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-31 10:41:20 |
| romania | Romania | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-28 08:02:47 |
| russia | Russia | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-18 08:17:49 |
| rwanda | Rwanda | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-08-08 10:26:32 |
| saint-kitts-and-nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| saint-lucia | Saint Lucia | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| saint-martin | Saint Martin | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| saint-vincent-the-grenadines | Saint Vincent & the Grenadines | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| saint-barthelemy | Saint-Barthélemy | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-30 12:11:19 |
| saint-pierre-et-miquelon | Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-19 15:04:28 |
| samoa | Samoa | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:19:56 |
| san-marino | San Marino | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| sao-tome-and-principe | São Tomé and Principe | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-17 15:04:19 |
| saudi-arabia | Saudi Arabia | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-08-17 11:36:07 |
| senegal | Senegal | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-31 13:07:13 |
| serbia | Serbia | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-03-02 14:21:20 |
| seychelles | Seychelles | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| sierra-leone | Sierra Leone | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-08-14 11:13:27 |
| singapore | Singapore | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| sint-maarten | Sint Maarten | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| slovakia | Slovakia | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-28 08:02:47 |
| slovenia | Slovenia | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| solomon-islands | Solomon Islands | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| somalia | Somalia | Avoid all travel | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| south-africa | South Africa | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-24 14:51:31 |
| south-sudan | South Sudan | Avoid all travel | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| spain | Spain | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-08-23 10:13:41 |
| sri-lanka | Sri Lanka | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-08-02 13:54:03 |
| sudan | Sudan | Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories) | 2017-06-27 08:12:34 |
| suriname | Suriname | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| swaziland | Swaziland | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| sweden | Sweden | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-28 08:02:47 |
| switzerland | Switzerland | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-02 13:03:08 |
| syria | Syria | Avoid all travel | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| taiwan | Taiwan | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-31 10:48:40 |
| tajikistan | Tajikistan | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| tanzania | Tanzania | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| thailand | Thailand | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-08-21 15:16:13 |
| timor-leste-east-timor | Timor-Leste (East Timor) | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-05-19 15:04:28 |
| togo | Togo | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-05-19 15:04:28 |
| tokelau | Tokelau | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-19 15:04:28 |
| tonga | Tonga | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| trinidad-and-tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| tunisia | Tunisia | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-06-27 08:12:34 |
| turkey | Turkey | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-24 09:33:41 |
| turkmenistan | Turkmenistan | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| turks-and-caicos-islands | Turks and Caicos Islands | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| tuvalu | Tuvalu | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-19 15:04:28 |
| uganda | Uganda | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| ukraine | Ukraine | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| united-arab-emirates | United Arab Emirates | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-08-01 14:41:34 |
| united-kingdom | United Kingdom | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-28 08:02:47 |
| united-states | United States | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-08-22 19:18:13 |
| uruguay | Uruguay | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-08-10 12:12:53 |
| uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories) | 2017-07-06 13:33:45 |
| vanuatu | Vanuatu | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-05-19 15:04:28 |
| venezuela | Venezuela | Avoid non-essential travel | 2017-08-21 12:57:33 |
| vietnam | Vietnam | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| virgin-islands-u-s | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Exercise normal security precautions | 2017-07-21 15:02:51 |
| yemen | Yemen | Avoid all travel | 2017-08-01 14:41:34 |
| zambia | Zambia | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-07-21 16:03:55 |
| zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | Exercise a high degree of caution | 2017-05-17 15:15:36 |
| English | Destination | Advisory | Last updated |
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