Benefits of getting a Canadian passport

Benefits of getting a Canadian passport

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APR 06, 2023

Being one of the world's most immigrant-friendly countries, Canada is a top choice for immigrants across the globe.

Canada is a country known for welcoming immigrants and valuing multiculturalism. In recent years, it has become one of the top immigration destinations. Every year, a record number of people arrive in the country to settle permanently.

Recently, the Henley Passport Index ranked the Canadian passport as the eighth-most powerful passport to have across the world for the third time in a row.

The data released on January 10, 2023, by the International Air Transport Association, ranked 199 passports in the world to determine which citizenship has more convenience of access to more countries without a prior visa.

The Canadian passport has always been in the global top 10 most powerful passports in the world since 2006 when the Henley Passport started monitoring the world’s most travel-friendly passports.

But what makes the Canadian passport stand out?

Visa-free international travel

If you have a Canadian passport, you can travel visa-free to 185 countries. Countries like Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland offer visa on arrival to travellers with a Canadian passport.

Dual Citizenship

Canada also recognizes multiple citizenship. After receiving a Canadian passport, you may still have a choice to keep your home country passport. Getting a Canadian passport does not mean that you need to give up your current passport, rather, you can keep as many passports as you wish if the countries that issued you their passports allow it.

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