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Travel Away: Embassies & Consulates

Foreign countries have representation in Canada for several reasons:

• To give info to Canadians who:
  • wish to travel to their country (including visas)
  • wish to immigrate
  • wish to export to their country (customs, duties and taxes)
  • wish to import goods from their county
  • wish to set up business in their country (rules, agencies, subsidies)
• To assist their own citizens traveling in Canada
• Assist their own businesses desiring trade opportunities with Canada

The embassies for each country are usually in Ottawa (with some exceptions), our capital city. Embassies are run by an "Ambassador". Consulates are offices in other cities, depending on the needs of their travellers, business sector and expatriates. Consulates are managed by a "Consulate General". Offices solely to promote business and trade (without personal consular services) are called a "Trade Commission" and are usually managed by a "Trade Commissioner".

Here is a list of Canadian Embassies & Trade Offices abroad. Here is a list of US Government services to Canadians.

We also have contact information about embassies and high commissions in Ottawa, the nation's capital. 10 countries from around the world have consulates and embassies in nearby Halifax, including United States, Netherlands, Germany, and Italy. Some countries have consulates in Fredricton and in St John's. Telephone listings of Halifax consular offices, Fredericton consular offices, and St John's consular offices.

We also have contact information about embassies and high commissions in Ottawa, the nation's capital.