The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) encourages fans, teams, officials and media to plan ahead before travelling to Canada for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026™, taking place June 11 until July 19 2026.

Knowing what you require to enter Canada will help ensure a smoother border crossing experience for travellers and will allow CBSA officers to focus on stopping dangerous goods and inadmissible people. Every day, CBSA officers play a crucial role protecting our communities. In 2025, the CBSA welcomed over 82 million travellers, stopped over 83,200 kg of illegal drugs from entering our communities and kept more than 17,700 weapons and firearms off our streets.

How to prepare documents

-A FIFA World Cup ticket is not a ticket into the country. Before making travel plans, learn about entry requirements by country or territory. There is no special “FIFA visa”.

-Have your travel documents ready. All international travellers, regardless of age, must carry acceptable identification when entering Canada. A passport is the only reliable and universally accepted travel and identification document when abroad.

-When travelling with children who are not your own or for whom you don’t have legal custody, bring a consent letter from the parent or legal guardian authorizing you to travel with the child. We are always watching for missing children, and in the absence of the letter, border officers may ask additional questions.

If entering Canada via air

Use Advance Declaration and make your customs and immigration declaration up to 72 hours in advance of your arrival into Canada. Advance Declaration is available at 10 of Canada’s international airports, including Vancouver, Toronto Pearson and Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport in Montreal

Advance declaration allows FIFA World Cup accredited persons to self-identify as such and help ensure the efficient processing of these travellers by CBSA at the time of their arrival. FIFA World Cup accredited travellers should have their accreditation letter ready to show a border officer when they arrive in Canada. More information can be found on the Government of Canada’s website for travellers coming to Canada for the event.