Dangerous travel: Countries to avoid

Warnings and advice on travel safety for Canadians from DFAIT

CBC News

Last Updated: April 4, 2013

These are foreign travel recommendations and warnings for Canadians from the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade as of April 2013. Click on any country for more details.

Note: Before you go, be sure to visit the Foreign Affairs web site for the very latest information. Foreign Affairs advises that Canadian travellers are responsible for their own personal safety while abroad.

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Avoid all travel
Avoid non-essential travel
Avoid some areas
Exercise high degree of caution
Take normal security precautions

Not represented on map: Hawaii (normal precautions), U.S. Virgin Islands (normal precautions), British Virgin Islands (normal precautions), Anguilla (normal precautions), Curaçao (normal precautions), Micronesia (normal precautions).

Source: Department of Foreign Affairs