Indian Embassy for Canada - Address / Phone Number

Indian High Commission in Canada

Address: 10 Springfield Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1M 1C9, Canada
City: Ottawa (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT -5 hours)
Tel.: (613) 744-3751
Fax: (613) 744-0913
Emergency Tel.: 613-7443751
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 - 17.30

Jurisdiction: National Capital Region of Ottawa-Hull, Kingston, Cornwall, Hawkesbury, Arnprior, Renfrew, Perth, Prescott, Brockville, Carleton Place, Smith's Falls, Morrisburg (all Ontario), & Montreal (Quebec), Nunavut Territories

Indian General Consulate in Toronto

Address: 365 Bloor Street (East) Suite # 700, Toronto, ON, M4W 3L4
City: Toronto (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT -4 hours)
Tel.: (416) 960-0751/52
Fax: (416)960 9812

Jurisdiction: Ontario and Quebec {except places mentioned above}, Toronto, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland

Indian General Consulate in Vancouver

Address: #201-325 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 1Z7
City: Vancouver (Standard time zone: UTC/GMT -8 hours)
Tel.: (604) 662-8811
Fax: (604) 682-2471

Jurisdiction: Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory, North West Territories

The Embassy in Ottawa offers a wide range of consular services to Indian as well as Canadian citizens. These services include:

• Visa services
• Passport services
• Surrender/Renunciation certificates
• OCI/PIO Card Services
• Attestation of Documents
• Life Certificate to Pensioners
• Certificate for Taking Ashes or Dead Body to India
• Certificate of Date of Birth
• Miscellaneous Matters, etc.

The Consular Section issues various types of visas:

• Tourist Visa
• Business Visa
• Entry Visa
• Employment Visa
• Conference Visa
• Research Visa
• Student Visa
• Transit Visa, etc.

Tourist visa is granted to a short time visitor who intends to visit India for genuine tourism purpose. Therefore, the duration of Tourist Visa would usually not exceed 6 months. It usually requires 7 business days to grant Tourist Visa, excluding the time taken in postal transmission.

Persons of Indian origin can also be granted Tourist visa also if they so wish. However, it may please be understood that Tourist Visa is non-convertible and non-extendable; foreign nationals who own property in India can be granted one year Entry Visa. This visa can be extended later by the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer in India on a yearly basis up to a maximum period of 5 years.

Please note that the Embassy has outsourced their Passport Services to their outsourcing agents, BLS International. The applicants are required to contact them directly for depositing the forms and fees. All queries may also be directed to their staff. In addition to the official fee mentioned, the applicant will be required to pay processing fee to BLS International separately:

Ottawa Phone: +1-613-686-4352
Montreal Phone: +1-613-686-4352
Toronto Phone: +1-647-846-8141
Winnipeg Phone: +1-647-846-8141
Vancouver Phone: +1-778-786-8541
Calgary Phone: +1-647-478-3072