The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is represented in Canada by an Embassy in Ottawa and a Consulate General in Vancouver. The Embassy serves the entire country, while the Vancouver Consulate primarily assists residents of British Columbia and Western Canada. Ontario residents are typically served by the Ottawa Embassy for passport, visa, civil registration, and document legalization matters.
The Vietnamese-Canadian community numbers around a quarter of a million people, concentrated in the Greater Toronto Area, Greater Montreal, Greater Vancouver, and Calgary. Many community members travel back to Vietnam regularly for family, business, or retirement, which keeps demand for passport renewals, visa exemption certificates, and document legalization steady. This guide brings together the addresses, contact details, and working hours of the two missions, summarizes their consular services, and explains how to prepare Canadian documents for use in Vietnam.
| Monday | 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Friday | 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Vietnam acceded to the Hague Apostille Convention, and the Convention enters into force for Vietnam on 11 September 2026. Until that date, Canadian documents going to Vietnam still require the full consular legalization chain. After that date, a Canadian apostille alone will be sufficient for use in Vietnam.
Many Canadian-issued documents must be translated into Vietnamese before submission to Vietnamese authorities. We deliver ATIO-certified translations from English and French into Vietnamese accepted by the Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnamese government offices. See our pricing for the per-document fee schedule.
Powers of attorney, affidavits, and similar private documents must be signed before a Canadian notary public before authentication. We arrange notarization through partner notaries in Toronto and Ottawa.
Federal authentication and apostille services are provided by Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa. Ontario operates its own apostille service through Official Documents Services (ODS), generally faster for Ontario-issued documents. See the Authentication and Apostille page.
Until Vietnam's accession to the Apostille Convention enters into force, the Canadian-authenticated document must still be presented to the Vietnamese Embassy in Ottawa or the Consulate General in Vancouver for consular legalization. From 11 September 2026 onward, this step will be replaced by the apostille for public documents.
Not yet. Vietnam's accession to the Hague Apostille Convention enters into force on 11 September 2026. Until then, full consular legalization at the Vietnamese mission in Canada is still required. After that date, a Canadian apostille will be sufficient.
Many overseas Vietnamese qualify for a 5-year Visa Exemption Certificate, as can their spouses and children. The certificate is issued by the Vietnamese Embassy in Ottawa or the Consulate General in Vancouver. We can prepare the supporting Canadian documents.
No. The Embassy expects the certified Vietnamese translation to be prepared by a qualified Canadian translator before submission. We provide ATIO-certified Vietnamese translations from English and French.
The Vietnamese Embassy and Consulate typically accept money orders or certified cheques. Cash and credit cards are usually not accepted on-site. We pre-pay fees as part of our turnkey service.
