Egypt is represented in Canada by an Embassy in Ottawa and a Consulate General in Montreal. Together they cover all of Canada for passport, civil registration, document attestation, and visa matters. There is no Egyptian consulate in Toronto, Vancouver or Calgary, so Ontario residents work with the Ottawa Embassy for most consular services.
Egyptian-origin communities in Canada are estimated at over 100,000 people, concentrated in the Greater Toronto Area (Toronto and Mississauga in particular) and in Greater Montreal. This guide collects the locations, contact details and working hours of both missions, summarizes the consular services they deliver, and explains how to prepare Canadian documents (birth certificates, marriage certificates, university degrees, powers of attorney) for use in Egypt.
| Monday | 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Friday | 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
| Friday | 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Egypt is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention. Even though Canada itself joined the Convention on 11 January 2024, Canadian documents going to Egypt still require the full consular legalization chain, not a single apostille.
Most Canadian-issued documents (English or French) must be translated into Arabic by a certified translator before the Embassy of Egypt will attest them. We deliver ATIO-certified translations from English and French to Arabic that are accepted by Egyptian authorities. See our pricing for the per-document fee schedule.
Several document types must carry a notary public's signature before authentication: declarations, copies of passports, and translator certifications when the destination authority requests it. We arrange notarization through partner notaries in Toronto and Ottawa.
The signature of the Canadian notary, or the seal of a vital statistics office, is then authenticated. Federal authentication is performed by Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa. Ontario also operates the Official Documents Services (ODS) for documents issued within the province. We handle this step end to end. See the Authentication with Global Affairs Canada page for the full process and fees.
Once authenticated on the Canadian side, the document is presented to the Embassy of Egypt in Ottawa for the final consular attestation. The Embassy charges its own fees and accepts specific payment methods. We coordinate the submission so the file is not bounced for a missing translation or wrong signature order.
No. Egypt is not a member of the Hague Apostille Convention. The full legalization chain (notary, Global Affairs Canada or provincial authentication, then Embassy of Egypt attestation) is still required.
You can submit by mail in most cases, but processing times vary and tracking is your responsibility. When we handle the order we deliver the package, follow it through authentication and attestation, and return the completed document to you.
We translate Canadian-issued documents from English and French into Arabic, with certified translator declarations accepted by Egyptian consular authorities and by Canadian notaries for authentication purposes.
There is no Egyptian consulate in Toronto. Ontario residents are served by the Embassy in Ottawa. The Consulate General in Montreal covers Quebec and assists Egyptian nationals from across eastern Canada.
