United States → Canada: visa and length of stay
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How many days can you stay in Canada?
Short answer
180 days
no visa needed; counting details below
- Continuously per entry
- 180 days
- How the days are counted
- afresh on every entry
- Does leaving reset the counter
- Yes — leaving and re-entering starts the clock again
Holders of ordinary passports issued by the following 54 countries and territories are able to visit Canada without a visa for a period of up to 6 months.
Source: Entry and permitted-stay rule
Canada: days of stay calculator
Count your allowed days in Canada from your entry and exit dates — based on your passport and the counting rule that applies.
Calculate by datesCheck before you travel
- Entry: no visa needed; permitted stay — 180 days.
Can you bring your own vehicle?
- Maximum term
- 365 days
- How the term is counted
- together with the driver’s stay
The same country with other passports
Length-of-stay rules and temporary vehicle import rules are verified by the OpenVan.camp Editorial team against official sources — every rule carries a source link and a verification date. The underlying visa requirement matrix comes from the passport-index-data dataset (MIT licence), updated 17 February 2026.
Reference data, not legal advice. Rules change without notice — check with the consulate or at the border.