Traveller's Checklist

Travel.gc.ca

Before you leave Canada:

• Visit Travel.gc.ca, Canada’s one-stop-shop for international travel information and advice.
• Check Travel.gc.ca/advice for Travel Advice and Advisories on your destination.
• Pack the app! Download our Travel Smart app at travel.gc.ca/mobile.
• Follow our Twitter (@travelGoC) and Facebook (@travelGoC) accounts and stay connected to Canada wherever you are.
• Sign up for Registration of Canadians Abroad at Travel.gc.ca/register.
• Buy travel insurance.
• Visit a health care provider or travel medicine clinic six weeks before your trip.
• Carry a Canadian passport that is valid well past the date you expect to return to Canada. Keep a hidden copy of the identification page. 
• Leave copies of your passport identification page, itinerary and insurance policy with friends or family.
• Obtain visas well in advance.
• If your child is travelling alone or with someone else, or someone else’s child is travelling with you, make sure they carry documentation proving they have permission to travel abroad.
• Obtain an International Driving Permit, if you need one.
• Plan your travel budget and keep extra funds in case of emergency.
• If you are a dual citizen, check with your destination country’s embassy or consulate to avoid problems.
• Cannabis is illegal in most countries. Do not carry cannabis or cannabis products across Canada’s borders.

In case of emergency abroad, contact sos@international.gc.ca or call +1 613 996 8885 (call collect were available).