Do Canada passport holders need a visa to visit VE?

Yes. A Canadian passport holder needs a tourist visa to enter Venezuela. There is no visa-on-arrival and no reliable visa-free channel, so apply in advance at a Venezuelan consulate (Ottawa or Montreal) before travel. Holders of ordinary Canadian passports require a tourist visa to enter Venezuela; Canada is not on Venezuela's visa-exempt list. The Government of Canada travel advisory explicitly states that visas are not issued on arrival and that entering without a valid visa carries severe penalties, including lengthy detention. The standard Venezuelan tourist visa (Visa de Turista) is multiple-entry, valid for one year, and permits stays of up to 90 days per entry. Applications are filed in person, by appointment, at the Embassy of Venezuela in Ottawa or the Consulate General in Montreal; consular fees are modest (around USD 30, roughly CAD 40-60), though processing can be slow and unpredictable. Travelers must also show a passport valid at least six months beyond departure, proof of onward/return travel, proof of sufficient funds, and travel health insurance. Important context: as of 2026 Canada advises against all travel to Venezuela due to a volatile security situation, and the Canadian Embassy in Caracas has been closed since 2019, severely limiting consular assistance. Some commercial aggregator sites incorrectly list Venezuela as visa-free for Canadians; the authoritative origin-country source confirms a visa is required, so we default to visa-required.