Canadian consulate in Riverside

There is no Canadian consulate in Riverside. The office that covers you is the Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles, 56 miles away.

Where Riverside is served from

California sits in the Los Angeles consular district, and every appointment, travel document and witnessed signature for Riverside goes through that office.

From Riverside that is 56 miles, or about 1 h 10 min of driving at posted speed limits with no traffic.

That makes Riverside the 7th closest of the 17 cities in California on this site.

What you can do from Riverside without travelling

Before you plan the trip from Riverside, check whether you need to make it at all.

• Renew a permanent resident card, An IRCC application. The card is mailed, and never to an address outside Canada.
• 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.

Appointments are the only way in, and they are made through the central booking system rather than with the office directly.