Thinking about moving to Europe?
Canadian news has been full of talk about Canadians one day living and working in the EU visa-free. That is a conversation, not a rule. This site covers both: what is actually being discussed, and the routes you could use today.
Start here: visa-free movement between Canada and the EU does not exist. If you want to move in the next few years, you will be using one of the national routes each member state already operates, or an EU passport through ancestry, if you qualify.
Latest from the tracker
Carney and Macron discuss visa-free EU living and working for Canadians
Reporting from the Wall Street Journal and Reuters says Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Emmanuel Macron have discussed allowing Canadians to live and work visa-free in the EU as part of exploring an 'associate member' arrangement. This is an early-stage political discussion, not current law.
Guides to routes that exist today
Citizenship by descent: the strongest route, if you qualify
An EU parent or grandparent can make you eligible for an EU passport, the only route with full free movement. How to check, and why the rules keep tightening.
Portugal: the routes Canadians actually use
How Canadians move to Portugal today: the D8 remote-work route, the D7 for passive income, work and study visas, and the traps people underestimate.
Spain: the routes Canadians actually use
Spain's real options for Canadians: the digital nomad visa, the non-lucrative visa, and work permits. Which fits, and the paperwork that sinks applications.
Step-by-step checklists
Once you know your route, the checklists cover what to gather, the order to work in, and what to confirm with official sources.