Canadian consulate in Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale has no Canadian consulate of its own. Consular business here goes to the Consulate General of Canada in Miami, 28 miles away.

Where Fort Lauderdale is served from

Florida sits in the Miami consular district, and every appointment, travel document and witnessed signature for Fort Lauderdale goes through that office.

Routing puts it at 28 miles and about 38 min of driving, before any traffic.

That makes Fort Lauderdale the 2nd closest of the 12 cities in Florida on this site.

What you can do from Fort Lauderdale without travelling

Very little of this needs anyone in Miami.

• 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.

If your business does need an officer, book it before you set off: Miami runs on appointments and takes no walk-ins.