Do Canada passport holders need a visa to visit YE?

Yes, a Canadian passport holder needs a visa to enter Yemen. There is no visa on arrival and no eVisa for tourists. You must apply in advance at a Yemeni diplomatic mission (the Embassy in Ottawa serves Canada), and a tourist visa requires an invitation letter from a Yemeni travel agency. Note that the Government of Canada advises avoiding all travel to Yemen due to armed conflict, terrorism, and kidnapping. A Canadian ordinary passport holder requires a visa obtained before travel to enter Yemen for tourism. Yemeni authorities do not issue visas at ports of entry, so a visa on arrival is not an option, and there is no electronic visa channel for tourists. Applications are made at the Embassy of the Republic of Yemen in Ottawa, generally by courier or appointment, and require a completed form, passport copies, photos, and an invitation letter from a Yemeni travel agency. Processing takes a minimum of around 15 working days because applications must be referred to Yemen for approval, and tourist visa issuance is in practice heavily restricted given the security situation. Tourist visas are typically single entry and valid roughly 30 days from issue. Stays beyond 14 days require registration with Yemeni Immigration. Both the embassy and the Government of Canada confirm a visa is mandatory; consular fees commonly cited fall around USD 50-100 with an invitation. Critically, the Government of Canada maintains its highest advisory level, "Avoid all travel," for all of Yemen, including Socotra, due to ongoing armed conflict, terrorism, and kidnapping, so this guide is informational and travel is strongly discouraged.