The Canadian passport ranked eighth in the international travel document rankings, with passports from three Asian countries continuing to dominate the list.

According to the latest Passport Index report by London-based immigration consultancy Henley & Partners, the Canadian passport ranking shares its place with Australia, Greece, the Czech Republic, and Malta.

Canada recorded the eighth position in the list in 2021, moving up from ninth place in 2020.

It peaked in 2014 when the Canadian passport ranked second on the list. As of 2022, Canadian passport holders can visit 185 countries visa-free.

The Japanese passport was ranked as the most valuable for travelers in 2022, with holders able to access 193 countries visa-free, followed by Singapore and South Korea in second place, with passport holders able to access 192 countries.

Other higher-ranked countries mainly included European Union members, with Germany and Spain tied for third place, while Finland, Italy, and Luxembourg tied for fourth place.

Denmark, the Netherlands, and Sweden tied for fifth place. Both the United Kingdom and the United States dropped one spot to sixth and seventh, respectively, while Afghanistan remained at the bottom of the list, with its citizens able to travel visa-free to only 27 countries.

However, Henley & Partners said in a statement that the freedom a passport can provide does not necessarily indicate travel habits.

While Asian countries rank high on the passport power scale, they are less likely to use them due to the region's stricter approach to COVID-19, the company says, with its international travel demand still less than a quarter of pre-COVID levels. But mobility markets in North America and Europe have recovered to about 60 percent of previous levels, according to Henley & Partners.

Canada’s national airports faced months of chronic problems, including long lines, canceled flights, and lost luggage, prompting calls for immediate solutions.

A staff shortage forced Air Canada to cancel thousands of flights, with the airline announcing it would reduce flights in July and August. Dr. Christian H. said in a statement.

While several factors go into assessing a country's visa-free access, the consultancy said there is a strong correlation between a country’s passport strength and its Global Peace Index score.

Canada ranked 12th on the 2022 Global Peace Index, slightly behind Switzerland and Japan, with a score of 1.39 out of five.

The lower the score, the more peaceful the country. Stephen Klimchuk Massion, a fellow at the Saïd Business School at Oxford University, said in a statement: "Now more than ever, it is wrong to think of a passport as merely a travel document that allows you to go from point A to point B."

"The relative strength or weakness of a particular national passport directly affects the quality of life of the passport holder and can even be a matter of life or death in some circumstances."