Canada’s passport continues its upward trajectory in the latest Henley Global Passport Rankings—now moving up from eighth to seventh place globally, since the start of the year.
Canadians now enjoy visa-free travel to 182 destinations worldwide.
The Canadian passport also remains the strongest in North America, outranking American Passport, which has remained at 10th place globally since last year.
Singapore continues to retain the top spot for the world's strongest passport.
Throughout 2025, Canadian passport fluctuated in its ranking, starting the year at Seventh place, ending the year at ninth.
Recent improvements in the passport's ranking is therefore part of a wider positive trajectory that started in January of this year.
Passport Rankings Of Some Countries
1st. Singapore
2nd. Japan, South Korea,UAE
3rd. Sweden
4th. Denmark, France ,Finland, Belgium, Germany
6th. Malaysia, United Kingdom,
10th. United States
55th. China
76th. India
95th. Bangladesh
The largest jump in the rankings comes from the United Arab Emirates, which is now tied with Japan and South Korea for the title of world’s second-strongest passport, despite starting 2026 at fifth place.
The Malaysian passport also experienced great improvements in ranking, jumping from ninth place to sixth place overall since the start of the year.
Of note is Sweden’s now isolated position at third place, previously sharing the ranking with Denmark, Luxembourg, Spain, and Switzerland at the start of 2025. The latter countries’ passports now place fourth in the latest rankings.