Japanese Embassy for Canada - Address / Phone Number

Japanese Embassy in Canada

Address: 255 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 9E6, Canada
City: Ottawa (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT -5 hours)
Tel.: (613) 241-8541
Fax: (613) 241-2232
Consular/Emergency Tel.: 613-241-8541
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 17.00* (*Only by appointment).
Consular hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 12.15, 13.30 - 16:45

Japanese General Consulate in Toronto

Address: Suite 3300, TD North Tower77 King Street West, PO Box 10,
TD Centre Toronto, ON M5K 1A1
City: Toronto (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT -4 hours)
Tel.: 416-363-7038
Fax: 416-367-9392
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 12.30, 13.30 - 17.00
Consular hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 12.30, 13.30 - 16.30

Japanese General Consulate in Montreal

Address: 600 de la Gauchetière West, Suite 2120 Montreal, Quebec H3B 4L8
City: Montreal (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT -5 hours)
Tel.: (514) 866-3429
Fax: (514) 395-6000
Emergency Tel.: 514-866-3429
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 12.30, 13.30 - 17.00
Consular hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 12.30, 13.30 - 16.30
Visa hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 11.30, 13.30 - 16.00

Japanese General Consulate in Vancouver

Address 900-1177 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6E 2K9
City: Vancouver (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT -8 hours)
Tel.: (604) 684-5868
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 12.00, 13.00 - 17.00
Consular hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 12.00, 13.00 - 16.30

The Consular Section of the Japanese Embassy in Ottawa provides consular assistance and services to overseas Japanese, 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 Japan and offers a range of other services and information on Japan.

The Japanese representations in Canada are issuing various visas such as:

• Working Holiday Visa
• Employment and Work Visa
• General Visa
• Specified Visa
• Temporary Visitor Visa
• Transit Visa
• Visa for Medical Stay

For the purpose of promoting greater mutual understanding between Japan and Canada, the governments of these two countries agreed in 1986 to start a Working-Holiday scheme to help encourage the exchange of young people. This program makes it possible for citizens of one country to enter the other primarily for a holiday over an extended period, and also to engage in employment as an incidental aspect of their trip in order to supplement their travel funds.

With this visa, Canadian citizens need not obtain further permission to engage in remunerative activities while in Japan. However, this programme is not designed for persons who mainly intend to work. The applicants' primary purpose of stay should be to "holiday" in Japan.

Working-Holiday Visas are normally processed in a minimum of one week.  Applications submitted on short notice will not be accepted.

The Embassy is closed on the following holidays:

• January 1st - New Year's Day
• January 2nd - Japanese Government Holiday
• January 3rd - Japanese Government Holiday
• February 18th - Family Day
• March/April - Good Friday
• March/April - Easter Monday
• May 20th - Victoria Day
• July 1st - Canada Day
• August 5th - Civic Holiday
• September 2nd - Labour Day
• October 14th - Thanksgiving Day
• November 11th - Remembrance Day
• December 23rd - Emperor's Birthday
• December 25th - Christmas Day
• Thursday, December 26th - Boxing Day
• Monday, December 30th - Japanese Government Holiday
• Monday, December 31st - Japanese Government Holiday