The Republic of Turkiye is represented in Canada by an Embassy in Ottawa and three Consulates General located in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Ontario residents are served primarily by the Toronto Consulate General, with the Ottawa Embassy handling consular matters for the National Capital Region. The Montreal and Vancouver consulates serve Quebec and Atlantic Canada, and British Columbia and Western Canada respectively.
The Turkish community in Canada numbers in the tens of thousands, with the largest groups in the Greater Toronto Area, Montreal, and Vancouver. This guide brings together the addresses, contact details, and working hours of the four Turkish missions, summarizes their consular services, and explains how to prepare Canadian documents for use in Turkiye under the Hague Apostille system.
| Monday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Turkiye has been a party to the Hague Apostille Convention since 1985, and Canada acceded on 11 January 2024. Canadian public documents going to Turkiye now require only a Canadian apostille, instead of the previous consular legalization at the Turkish Embassy or a Consulate General.
Turkish authorities require translations into Turkish prepared by a certified translator. We deliver ATIO-certified English-to-Turkish and French-to-Turkish translations accepted by Turkish registries and courts. See our pricing for the per-document fee schedule.
Private documents such as powers of attorney, declarations, and statements must be signed before a Canadian notary public before they can be apostilled. We arrange notarization through partner notaries in Toronto and Ottawa.
Federal apostilles are issued by Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa. Ontario operates its own apostille service through Official Documents Services (ODS), which is generally faster for Ontario-issued documents. See the Authentication and Apostille page for the full process.
Once apostilled and translated, the document is recognized by Turkish authorities (Nufus offices, courts, universities, the Land Registry). In Turkiye the translation is typically also notarized by a Turkish notary before submission to the receiving authority; the apostilled and translated Canadian document is the package you take with you.
No. Since 11 January 2024 the Turkish Embassy and consulates in Canada do not legalize Canadian public documents. The Canadian apostille is sufficient.
Both are accepted, but doing the translation in Canada before travel saves time and avoids extra costs in Turkiye. Our ATIO-certified Turkish translations are accepted by Turkish notaries and government offices.
Ontario residents apply at the Consulate General of Turkiye in Toronto. Quebec and the Atlantic provinces are served by Montreal; the National Capital Region by the Embassy in Ottawa; and British Columbia and Western Canada by the Vancouver Consulate General.
Yes. Turkish citizen services (passport, ID card, Nufus updates, military service status) are unchanged. Only the Canadian-document legalization step has been replaced by the apostille.
