Philippine Consulates in British Columbia
British Columbia's 174,000 Filipinos are served by the Consulate General at Canada Place in downtown Vancouver, the oldest Philippine post in the country.
Most of the community lives within an hour of it, in Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond and the rest of the Lower Mainland, which makes this the shortest average trip of any jurisdiction on this site.
Which post serves British Columbia
British Columbia belongs to the Philippine Consulate General in Vancouver, the same office that covers Yukon, Northwest Territories.
Distances from British Columbia
| City | Post | Road distance | Driving time* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford | Vancouver | 68 km | 1 h 5 min |
| Burnaby | Vancouver | 15 km | 23 min |
| Coquitlam | Vancouver | 27 km | 38 min |
| Delta | Vancouver | 28 km | 37 min |
| Kamloops | Vancouver | 355 km | 4 h 16 min |
| Kelowna | Vancouver | 391 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Langley | Vancouver | 48 km | 51 min |
| Maple Ridge | Vancouver | 45 km | 51 min |
| Nanaimo | Vancouver | 133 km | 3 h 37 min |
| New Westminster | Vancouver | 21 km | 32 min |
| North Vancouver | Vancouver | 11 km | 18 min |
| Prince George | Vancouver | 789 km | 10 h 36 min |
| Richmond | Vancouver | 17 km | 28 min |
| Surrey | Vancouver | 31 km | 40 min |
| Victoria | Vancouver | 161 km | 4 h 8 min |
*At posted speed limits and without traffic; real trips run longer. "By air" means there is no road.
What you can do without leaving British Columbia
Before pricing flights, clear the list that runs online:
- Appointment booking, every post runs its own online system, one slot per applicant
- eTravel registration, the arrival form every traveller files online within 72 hours of flying
- Dual citizenship by mail, Toronto accepts the RA 9225 application by post until the oath
- Apostille, since 2024 Canadian competent authorities issue it, not the consulate
The eleven procedure guides
Fees in Canadian dollars, the eight-to-ten-week passport timeline and the 2024 apostille change, one guide per procedure:
- NBI clearance from Canada
- Philippine passport renewal in Canada
- Philippine visa for Canadian travellers
- Philippine dual citizenship under RA 9225 in Canada
- PSA birth certificate and CENOMAR from Canada
- Apostille for Canadian documents used in the Philippines
- Consular notarials and the Special Power of Attorney
- Report of Birth and Report of Marriage in Canada
- The balikbayan privilege for Filipino-Canadians
- Philippine travel document: the one-way emergency paper
- Overseas voting for Filipinos in Canada
The exceptions are the Interior and the North: Kelowna is four hours away, Prince George nearly eight. Everything at Vancouver runs on one rule, one appointment per applicant booked online, so secure the slots before planning the drive.
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