Chinese Embassy for Canada - Address / Phone Number

Chinese Embassy in Canada

Address: 515 St. Patrick Street Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 5H3, Canada
City: Ottawa (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT -5 hours)
Tel.: (613) 789-3434, 3513 ,8422, 762-3769
Fax: (613) 789-1911
Visa Section: 613-7893434
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 12.00, 14.00 - 17.00
Consular hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 12.00
Visa section:  Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 12.00
Consular district: Ottawa Region, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Nunavut

Chinese General Consulate in Toronto

Address: 240 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2N5 Canada
City: Toronto (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT -4 hours)
Tel.: (613) 789-3434, 3513 ,8422, 762-3769
Fax: (613) 789-1911
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 12.00, 13.30 - 17.00
Consular hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 12.00
Consular district: Ontario and Manitoba

Chinese General Consulate in Vancouver

Address: 3380 Granville Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6H 3K3
City: Vancouver (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT -8 hours)
Tel.: 604-734-7492
Fax: (604) 734 - 0311
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 13.00
Consular hours: Monday to Friday, 15.00 - 17.00
Consular district: British Columbia and Yukon Territory

Chinese General Consulate in Calgary

Address: 1011 6th Ave, S.W. Calgary Alberta   T2P0W1
City: Calgary (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT -7 hours)
Tel.: 403-537-6903
Fax: 403-537-1286
Working hours:  Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 12.00, 14.00 - 17.00
Consular hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 15.00
Consular district: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Northwest Territories

The Consular Section of the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa provides consular assistance and services to overseas Chinese citizens, which include citizen registration, identification documents and passport related matters, emergency travel documents, legalization of documents, etc. The Consulate also issues visas to foreign nations who wish to visit China and offers a range of other services and information on China.

Types of application that needs to be submitted in person:

• Diplomatic, Service, Courtesy visa, and Hong Kong/Macao visa/entry permit
• Passport and travel document
• Notarization and authentication

Please take note that those who wish to apply for Chinese visa or document authentication by mail or courier might send the applications to travel agencies in Ottawa, such as "Golden Mile 2000 Travel Consultant", which will submit the applications on their behalf. The address, phone and fax number of the "Golden Mile 2000 Travel Consultant" are as follows:

203-1390 Prince of Wales Dr. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2C 3K6;
Tel: 613-224 6863
Fax: 613-224 7863.

The payment for consular services should be done by money order, company's check or debit card. Cash, credit card or personal check will not be accepted.

When applying for a visa one should note the following:

• The visa application form should be filled out truly, clearly and completely on a computer, and should be printed out for submission. Any false or incomplete information given in the application form may result in delayed processing or even the refusal of a visa.
• Visa officers decide the period of validity, number of entries and duration of each stay according to the relevant Chinese laws and regulations.
• Holders of diplomatic, service (official) passport and applicants applying for Hong Kong/Macao visa/entry permit submit their applications directly to the Chinese Embassy. Visa applications other than those mentioned above should be submitted to the Chinese Visa Application Service Center (CVASC).