Consulate General of Canada in Chicago

Consulate General of Canada in Chicago
Every Canadian consular office in the United States answers on the same number, 1-844-880-6519, and the same address, ccs.scc@international.gc.ca. Calling this office directly is not an option, and that is deliberate rather than a fault on the line.

Chicago covers a district drawn around a city rather than around state lines. It takes in five counties of Indiana because they are part of the Chicago metropolitan area, and it keeps Kansas City with Missouri for the same reason. The furthest city in its district with a page here is Springfield, 512 miles away.

Contacting the Chicago office

  • Address
    Two Prudential Plaza, 180 North Stetson Avenue, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60601
  • Telephone
    1-844-880-6519
  • Email
    ccs.scc@international.gc.ca
  • Fax
    1-312-616-1877
  • Consular hours
    Monday to Friday, 09:00-11:30 and 14:00-16:00, by appointment
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If you live in Gary, Hammond or Michigan City, this is your office even though Detroit is closer to the rest of your state. Overland Park, in the Kansas City suburbs, is not covered here.

What the Chicago office handles

The district it serves is Illinois, Indiana (five northwestern counties), Kansas City, Kansas, Missouri and Wisconsin.

The work here is notarial and emergency: oaths and declarations, certified copies, travel documents for permanent residents, and assistance when a Canadian is in trouble.

What it cannot do

It is worth knowing what this office cannot do before booking an appointment.

  • It does not issue a permanent resident card, which IRCC prints and mails.
  • It does not issue a citizenship certificate, which is also an IRCC application.
  • It does not issue a birth, marriage or death certificate, which are provincial.
  • It does not grant an eTA or a visitor visa, both of which are online applications.

What you can do without coming in

A good share of Canadian paperwork never touches a consulate.

  • 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.
  • 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.
This is an independent guide, not a government website. Fees, forms and processing times change, and Canadian passport fees now rise every year under the Service Fees Act. Check the figure that applies on the day you apply.
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