Canadian consulate in California

California is the only state Canada divides between two consulates without saying where the line falls. Los Angeles takes the south and San Francisco takes the north, and neither publishes a list of counties.

Which consulate covers California

California is the only state Canada splits without saying where. Both consulates describe their district in words rather than counties.

Area	Office
Southern California	Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles
Northern California	Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco

Canada does not publish the county line. For the coast and the central valley in between, from San Luis Obispo up to Monterey and across to Fresno, call before you book an appointment.

Consulate in Los Angeles

Consulate in San Francisco

There is also a Canadian trade office in Palo Alto. It works with technology companies and has no consular section, so it cannot help with a passport, a travel document or a signature.

How far the consulate is from each city in California

The 17 cities below average 102 miles from the consulate. Oakland is the closest at 10, and Eureka the furthest at 271.

City	Consulate	Distance	Driving time
Anaheim	Los Angeles	27 miles	37 min
Bakersfield	Los Angeles	112 miles	2 h 12 min
Eureka	San Francisco	271 miles	5 h 38 min
Fresno	San Francisco	185 miles	3 h 40 min
Irvine	Los Angeles	39 miles	50 min
Long Beach	Los Angeles	25 miles	34 min
Monterey	San Francisco	114 miles	2 h 22 min
Oakland	San Francisco	10 miles	18 min
Palm Springs	Los Angeles	109 miles	2 h 8 min
Redding	San Francisco	215 miles	4 h 2 min
Riverside	Los Angeles	56 miles	1 h 10 min
Sacramento	San Francisco	86 miles	1 h 45 min
San Diego	Los Angeles	121 miles	2 h 27 min
San Jose	San Francisco	49 miles	1 h 1 min
San Luis Obispo	Los Angeles	190 miles	3 h 52 min
Santa Ana	Los Angeles	33 miles	43 min
Santa Barbara	Los Angeles	96 miles	1 h 57 min

Routing assumes clear roads and legal speeds throughout, which no actual drive matches.

What you can do from California without visiting

A good share of Canadian paperwork is handled without seeing anyone.

Apply for a citizenship certificate, Online or on paper, direct to IRCC. This is the document that proves you are Canadian.
Get an eTA, A web form linked to your passport. Most applications are approved within minutes.
Order a birth or marriage certificate, From the province where it happened. Ottawa does not hold these records.
Check an application, Every IRCC and passport application can be followed online.