Are you travelling to China?

China is a developing nation in East Asia. It is the world’s most populous country and the world’s second largest country by land area. China borders many countries: Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Mongolia, North Korea and Russia. China is almost entirely in the temperate zone, however its climate ranges from tropical in the far south to subarctic in the north.

Capital City: Beijing

Languages: Standard Chinese

Population: 1.35 Billion

Currency: Renminbi

Entry Requirements:

• Tourist, Business, Student or Work visa is required. Canadians must have a passport.
• Yellow Fever vaccination certificate is required for travellers coming from countries with YF transmission.

Diseases to consider:

• Chikungunya
• Dengue
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Influenza
• Japanese Encephalitis
• Leptospirosis
• Lyme Disease
• Malaria
• Measles/Mumps/Rubella
• Meningitis
• Pneumococcal
• Rabies
• Schistosomiasis
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis
• Tick-borne Encephalitis
• Traveller’s Diarrhea
• Tuberculosis
• Typhoid Fever

Travel Alerts

Check Government of Canada advisories specific to China here.