Embassies and Consulates in Canada
Practical guides to embassies and consulates in Canada: addresses, contacts, business hours, and document tips. Certified translation and apostille legalization handled by ATIO-certified translators in Toronto and Ottawa.
Embassies and consulates by country
52 countries covered. Select your destination to start the translation or quote. Filter by legalization route to find your case quickly.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulate support. Spanish translation, apostille convention applies.
Embassy in Ottawa. Armenian translation; apostille convention applies.
Australian High Commission in Ottawa plus consulates. English; apostille convention applies.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulates. German translation; apostille convention applies.
Embassy in Ottawa and 3 consulates. Portuguese translation, apostille via GAC.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulate support. Spanish translation, apostille for Chilean use.
Embassy in Ottawa and 4 consulates across Canada. Mandarin and Cantonese document translation, certified for PRC use.
Embassy in Ottawa and consulates. Spanish translation; apostille route.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulates. Czech translation; apostille convention applies.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulates. Danish translation; apostille convention applies.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulate support. Arabic translation, notarization, and consular legalization workflow.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulates. Finnish/Swedish translation; apostille route.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulates in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver. French translation, apostille route.
Embassy in Ottawa. Georgian translation; apostille route via Global Affairs Canada.
Embassy in Ottawa, 4 consulates. German translation, apostille via Global Affairs Canada.
Embassy in Ottawa and 2 consulates. Greek translation; apostille via Global Affairs Canada.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulate. Hungarian translation; apostille route via GAC.
High Commission of India in Ottawa and 3 consulates. Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Gujarati translations with apostille routing.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulates. Indonesian (Bahasa) translation; apostille since 2022.
Consular services via the Interests Section. Persian (Farsi) translation; special workflow due to sanctions context.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulate. Arabic/Kurdish translation; full legalization workflow.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulate. English/Irish translation; apostille convention applies.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulates. Hebrew translation, apostille convention applies.
Embassy in Ottawa with 4 consulates. Italian translation; apostille for civil records and education.
Embassy in Ottawa and 4 consulates. Japanese translation; apostille convention applies.
Kenya High Commission in Ottawa. English/Swahili translation; legalization route.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulates. Arabic translation; full consular legalization workflow.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulates. Spanish translation, apostille for use in Mexico.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulate. Arabic/French translation; apostille via GAC.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulates. Dutch translation; apostille convention applies.
New Zealand High Commission in Ottawa. English documents; apostille for NZ use.
Nigeria High Commission in Ottawa with consulates. English translation; legalization route.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulates. Norwegian translation; apostille route.
Pakistan High Commission in Ottawa with consulates. Urdu translation; full legalization route.
Embassy in Ottawa and 3 consulates. Tagalog and English documentation, apostille route after Canada joined Hague.
Embassy in Ottawa and 2 consulates. Polish translation; apostille route.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulates. Portuguese translation; apostille for Portuguese use.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulate. Romanian translation; apostille convention applies.
Embassy in Ottawa and consulates across Canada. Russian translation, certified for RF use; apostille convention applies.
Embassy in Ottawa. Arabic translation, notarization, authentication, and consular legalization for KSA documents.
South African High Commission in Ottawa with consulates. English/Afrikaans; apostille route.
Embassy in Ottawa and 3 consulates. Korean translation, apostille routing for ROK documents.
Embassy in Ottawa and 2 consulates general. Spanish translation with single-stamp apostille via Global Affairs Canada.
High Commission in Ottawa. Sinhala/Tamil translation; apostille since 2024.
Embassy in Ottawa. Swedish translation; apostille via Global Affairs Canada.
Embassy in Ottawa with consulates. German/French/Italian translation; apostille route.
Embassy in Ottawa and 3 consulates. Turkish translation, apostille for civil records, diplomas, business papers.
Embassy in Ottawa. Arabic translation with notarization, authentication, and Emirati consular legalization.
Embassy in Ottawa and consulates. Ukrainian translation with apostille route; large Ontario diaspora workflows.
British High Commission in Ottawa plus consulates. English; apostille for UK use.
Embassy in Ottawa and 7 consulates across Canada. English/French; major partner for cross-border legalization.
Embassy in Ottawa and consulate. Vietnamese translation, notarization, and consular legalization through 2026.
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Translation services we provide for embassy documents
We are an ATIO-certified translation agency in Ontario. For embassy and consulate workflows we handle the full chain: certified translation, notarization, authentication with Global Affairs Canada, and consular legalization where required.
How to prepare documents for an embassy
Most foreign missions in Canada do not accept original Canadian documents at face value. They need to be translated into the destination language by a certified translator, then run through authentication and, depending on the country, legalization or apostille. The steps are predictable, but skipping one usually means the embassy will reject the file and you start over.
Standard checklist
- Identify the destination country and check whether it accepts an apostille or requires full consular legalization.
- Order a certified translation into the destination language (English-to-X or French-to-X depending on the document).
- Add notarization of the translator's certification if the country or institution asks for it.
- Authenticate the original or notarized document with Global Affairs Canada (Hague apostille since 11 January 2024) or the provincial competent authority.
- Submit for legalization at the consulate (non-apostille countries only).
- Confirm acceptance with the receiving institution abroad before sending originals overseas.
Canada joined the Hague Apostille Convention on 11 January 2024. For Convention countries a single apostille replaces the full consular legalization chain. Non-Convention countries still require the older full legalization route. Each country guide above states which route applies.
| Apostille route (Hague Convention) | Full legalization route (non-Convention) |
|---|---|
| Countries: China, India, Philippines, Russia, Spain, Türkiye, Ukraine | Countries: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Vietnam |
| Steps: certified translation, then notarization if asked, then apostille from Global Affairs Canada or provincial competent authority. One stamp covers it. | Steps: certified translation, then notarization, then authentication by Global Affairs Canada, then legalization at the consulate of the destination country. |
| Time: typically 1-3 weeks total. | Time: typically 3-6 weeks total depending on consulate. |
| Special case: Quebec issues its own authentication separately. | Special case: Iran consular services run through the Interests Section with a separate workflow. |
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