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Canada visa rules for Zambia passport holders

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The answer

No. Zambia passport holders need a visa to visit Canada.

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canada.caImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship CanadaChecked 26 Oct 2026

Visa-required countries or territories Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda (Some citizens of Antigua and Barbuda may be eligible for an electronic travel authorization [eTA] if they meet certain requirements .) Argentina (Some citizens of Argentina may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia-Herzegovina Botswana Brazil (Some citizens of Brazil may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon, Republic of Cabo Verde Central African Republic Chad China, People's Republic of Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Costa Rica, Republic of (Some citizens of Costa Rica may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Cuba Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras India Indonesia (Some citizens of Indonesia may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Iran Iraq Israel (Travellers must have a valid Israeli "Travel Document in Lieu of National Passport".) Ivory Coast Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, North Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Macao Special Administrative Region Madagascar Malawi Malaysia (Some citizens of Malaysia may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Maldives Islands Mali Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico (Some citizens of Mexico may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Micronesia, Fed. States Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco (Some citizens of Morocco may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama (Some citizens of Panama may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Paraguay Peru Philippines (Some citizens of the Philippines may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Romania (holder of a non-electronic passport, such as a temporary passport) Russia Rwanda Sao Tomé e Principe Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Senegal Serbia Seychelles (Some citizens of the Seychelles may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka St. Kitts and Nevis (Some citizens of St. Kitts and Nevis may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) St. Lucia (Some citizens of St. Lucia may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) St. Vincent and the Grenadines (St. Vincent) (Some citizens of St. Vincent and the Grenadines may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Sudan Suriname Syria Taiwan (Travellers must have a passport other than an ordinary passport issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan that includes the personal identification number.) Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand (Some citizens of Thailand may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago (Some citizens of Trinidad and Tobago may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine Uruguay (Some citizens of Uruguay may be eligible for an eTA if they meet certain requirements .) Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Before you go

Passport validity

The source states no minimum passport validity.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Canada passport holders need to visit Zambia.

Canada passport Zambia

Visa-free · 90 days

Maximum stay
Up to 90 days

1 Åland Islands 57 Gibraltar 113 Norway 2 Albania 58 Gibraltar 114 Oman 3 American Samoa 59 Greece 115 Palau 4 Andorra 60 Greenland 116 Panama 5 Angola 61 Grenada 117 Papua New Guinea 6 Anguilla 62 Guadeloupe 118 Pitcairn 7 Antigua and Barbud 63 Guam 119 Poland 8 Argentina 64 Guatemala 120 Portugal 9 Aruba 65 Guyana 121 Qatar 10 Australia 66 Honduras 122 Réunion 11 Australian Antarctic Territory 67 Hong Kong 123 Romania 12 Austria 68 Hungary 124 Ross Dependency 13 Azores 69 Iceland 125 Saint Helena 14 Bahamas 70 Iraq 126 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15 Bahrain 71 Ireland 127 Saint Lucia 16 Barbados 72 Isle of Man 128 Saint Martin 17 Belgium 73 Israel 129 Saint Vincent and Grenadines 18 Belize 74 Italy 130 Samoa 19 Bermuda 75 Jamaica 131 San Marino 20 Bhutan 76 Japan 132 Sandwich Islands 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 77 Kenya 133 Saotome and Principe 22 Botswana 78 Kiribati 134 Saudi Arabia 23 Bouvet Island 79 Kuwait 135 Serbia and Montenegro 24 British Antarctic Territory 80 Lao People's Democratic Republic 136 Seychelles 25 British Indian Ocean Territory 81 Latvia 137 Singapore 26 British Virgin Islands 82 Lesotho 138 Slovakia 27 Brunei Darussalam 83 Liberia 139 Slovenia 28 Bulgaria 84 Liechtenstein 140 Solomon Islands 29 Canada 85 Lithuania 141 South Africa 30 Canary Islands 86 Luxembourg 142 South Georgia and the South 31 Cape Verde 87 Macedonia 143 South Korea 32 Cayman Islands 88 Madagascar 144 Spain 33 Channel Islands 89 Madeira 145 Suriname 34 China 90 Malawi 146 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 35 Christmas Island 91 Malaysia 147 Swaziland 36 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 92 Maldives 148 Sweden 37 Comoros 93 Malta 149 Switzerland 38 Cook Islands 94 Marshall Islands 150 Tanzania 39 Costa Rica 95 Martinique 151 Tokelau 40 Croatia 96 Mauritius 152 Tonga 41 Cyprus 97 Mayotte 153 Trinidad and Tobago 42 Czech Republic 98 Micronesia, Federated States Of 154 Turkey 43 Denmark 99 Moldova, Republic of 155 Turks and Caicos Islands 44 Dominica 100 Monaco 156 Tuvalu 45 Dominican Republic 101 Montserrat 157 Uganda 46 Estonia 102 Morocco 158 Ukraine 47 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 103 Mozambique 159 United Arab Emirates 48 Falkland Islands Dependencies 104 Namibia 160 United Kingdom 49 Faroe Islands 105 Nauru 161 United States of America 50 Fiji Islands 106 Netherlands 162 Vanuatu 51 Finland 107 Netherlands Antilles 163 Vatican City State 52 France 108 New Caledonia 164 Virgin Islands 53 French Guiana 109 New Zealand 165 Wallis and Futuna Islands 54 French Polynesia 110 Niue 166 Western Samoa 55 French Southern Territories 111 Norfolk Island 167 Zimbabwe

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Zambia passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Ottawa, nearest first.

  1. BermudaHamilton, about 1,730 km from OttawaVisa-free · 180 days
  2. BahamasNassau, about 2,270 km from OttawaVisa-free

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Ottawa

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Ottawa, month by month.

  1. JanHigh -4.9°CLow -14.0°CRain 52 mm
  2. FebHigh -3.2°CLow -13.1°CRain 51 mm
  3. MarHigh 2.5°CLow -7.2°CRain 59 mm
  4. AprHigh 11.2°CLow 0.8°CRain 76 mm
  5. MayHigh 19.2°CLow 7.8°CRain 74 mm
  6. JunHigh 24.0°CLow 13.1°CRain 86 mm
  7. JulHigh 26.9°CLow 15.7°CRain 83 mm
  8. AugHigh 25.7°CLow 14.5°CRain 89 mm
  9. SepHigh 21.6°CLow 10.1°CRain 79 mm
  10. OctHigh 13.3°CLow 4.0°CRain 83 mm
  11. NovHigh 6.0°CLow -2.1°CRain 60 mm
  12. DecHigh -1.7°CLow -9.0°CRain 72 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 19 to 21 years between 2000 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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