Canadian consulate in Bakersfield
Canada has no office in Bakersfield. The nearest one that can help is the Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles, 112 miles away.
Where Bakersfield is served from
California sits in the Los Angeles consular district, and every appointment, travel document and witnessed signature for Bakersfield goes through that office.
Bakersfield sits near the middle of California, and Canada does not publish where the Los Angeles district ends and the San Francisco one begins. Both describe their area in words. Call before you book.
The drive is 112 miles and routes at about 2 h 12 min of driving, which assumes clear roads throughout.
That makes Bakersfield the 11th closest of the 17 cities in California on this site.
What you can do from Bakersfield without travelling
The two most searched Canadian documents in California are both issued elsewhere.
- 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.
If your business does need an officer, book it before you set off: Los Angeles runs on appointments and takes no walk-ins.