Overview
- Ottawa’s advisory is now live with new regional maps and warns against non‑essential travel to a set of high‑risk states, reported as 10 or 13 depending on how exceptions are counted.
- States cited include Chiapas, Chihuahua, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas and Zacatecas.
- Additional high‑risk areas are identified within states, including northern Nayarit, southern Jalisco, southern Guanajuato and the Lagunas de Zempoala park in Morelos, with some exceptions for specific cities or air‑only access to tourist zones.
- Mexico is classified as a destination requiring a high degree of caution, and the advisory warns that violent crime and kidnapping can occur even in areas popular with tourists.
- Travellers are urged not to display wealth, avoid night driving, monitor local media, limit movements to tourist zones and choose secure lodging, and to avoid protest areas due to frequent demonstrations and roadblocks, especially in Mexico City.