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Canada travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Canada: travel advice level, plug type A/B, 120V, emergency 911, currency CAD.

📷 Ottawa · Allice Hunter · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-06-02

Latest change (original, English)
Addition of information about entry requirements for those entering from Ebola-affected regions ('Entry requirements' page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalOttawa
CurrencyCAD
LanguagesFrench, English
Calling code+1
Emergency numbers911
Plug typesType A, Type B
Voltage120 V
Driving sideRight
Population37M
Type AType B

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📷 Photos

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Chris Woodrich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
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User:Anchjo (from en:Wikipedia User:Captain_Blood) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
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About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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