Embassy and Consulates of Belgium in Canada

Belgium in Canada

Informations regarding  COVID-19

For the most recent informations coming from the Embassy in Ottawa and the Consulate General in Montreal, please follow this link.

 

Consular services provided by the Consulate General

As from Monday March 30 the Consulate-general in Montreal will be closed for the public, except for Belgians who urgently need a passport. The Consulate can be reached by telephone (514 849 7394) and by email : Montreal@diplobel.fed.be

 

 

 

 

 

Are you a Belgian who has recently moved to Canada? Did you lose your passport while you were travelling through Canada as a tourist? Do you need to request a visa in order to travel to Belgium? Then you’ve come to the right address.

The Consulate General in Montreal provides exclusively the consular services in Canada, the Bermuda Islands and the territorial community of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.

News

14 Mar

Countries around the world are taking action to contain the coronavirus and end the pandemic. Many have put in place mandatory quarantine measures or have closed their borders. As a result normal border crossing can no longer be guaranteed. Many airlines are also drastically reducing the number of flights they offer. Consequently, the risk that Belgian citizens get stuck in a foreign country is becoming a lot higher. We therefore advise against any travel abroad.

10 Mar

Many materials are located in fragile countries and benefit the population too little. This is why the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has been trying to make the money flows in the mining sector more transparent, as well as more valuable for the population, since 2003. Belgium is supporting the initiative.

07 Mar

At the request of the Greek government, Belgium has decided to send humanitarian goods through the B-FAST emergency mechanism. Greece called on the European coordination mechanism to assist them tackling the humanitarian emergency linked to the growing migratory pressure at their borders.

06 Mar

The downing of Flight MH17 on 17 July 2014 claimed the lives of 298 victims, including 6 Belgian citizens. Their families deserve to know the truth.

06 Mar

March 8 marks International Women's Rights Day. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, Philippe Goffin, assures that Belgium continues to be actively involved worldwide for the protection and promotion of the rights of women and girls.