Canadian passport holders have a golden opportunity to travel to many countries visa-free. The real-time global ranking of passports revealed ranking on Passport Index about Canadian Passport. It states that this passport is more powerful as it provides the ability to travel without a visa to many countries.

As per the index Canada is ranked in the fifth group of countries, which also includes the United Kingdom, France, Malta, the Czech Republic, Greece, Poland, Hungary, and the United States.

Canadian passport allows to travel 97 countries visa-free

Canadian passport holders are eligible to travel visa free to 97 countries and to another 45 that only require a visa upon arrival.

This ranking service is echoed by the latest quarterly report by Henley & Partners, a London-based global firm which provides citizenship and residency services.

Canada ranks eighth among the 26 groups of the most powerful visas in the world. The total list represents 116 countries among which Canada is ranked as eighth.

As per the records, Canada visa-free score is 184 in the fourth quarter of this year.

List of world’s most powerful passports

Below is the list of most powerful passports in the world:

The power of the country’s passport indicates its standing amongst the largest and most developed countries in the world.

Canadian passport regularly ranked among the most powerful in the world

Canada regularly features among the countries with the world’s most powerful passports. While the ‘Visa Free Access’ measures the freedom of citizens of that particular country.

After flying into Canada, holders of visa-exempt passports are required to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorization in advance of their travel. You need to pay $7 CAD and can be obtained online.

One among 20 Canadians holding more than one passport, so dual citizenship is common in Canada.

There is no certificate or official recognition of dual citizenship by the Canadian government. Foreign nationals from 49 countries can even become Canadian citizens and retain their citizenship in their home countries.

Keeping one’s own original citizenship is the real asset in many cases, like traveling. The Canadian has citizenship in the other country where they are traveling the visitor visa is requirement disappears and the same with the Visa fees.

Dual citizenship has both perks and obligations 

Perks in Dual Citizenship

A Canadian with dual citizenship can visit their country without getting a visa, and this is quite convenient and saves most of their time.

The dual Canadian citizens have to present their Canadian passports when they travel to Canada.

Obligations in Dual Citizenship 

The only obligation comes for the U.S.-Canada dual citizenship. They need to have a legal obligation to obey all laws related to

• Military service
• Providing for the public education system
• Paying taxes

Having dual citizenship is also a problem for the people who want to work in either country in a capacity that requires a high-level security clearance.