Canadian consulate in Indiana

Indiana is cut in two. The five counties in the northwest corner go to Chicago because they are part of the Chicago metro, and everything from Indianapolis south and east belongs to Detroit.

Which consulate covers Indiana

Indiana is split, and the line follows the Chicago metro rather than anything to do with Indiana itself. Five counties in the northwest corner belong to Chicago.

Where you are	Office
Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton and Porter counties, which is Gary, Hammond, Michigan City and Valparaiso	Chicago
The rest of the state, including Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and Evansville	Detroit

Consulate in Chicago

Consulate in Detroit

How far the consulate is from each city in Indiana

The 8 cities below average 158 miles from the consulate. Hammond is the closest at 24, and Evansville the furthest at 450.

City	Consulate	Distance	Driving time
Evansville	Detroit	450 miles	8 h 32 min
Fort Wayne	Detroit	159 miles	3 h 18 min
Gary	Chicago	31 miles	46 min
Hammond	Chicago	24 miles	37 min
Indianapolis	Detroit	279 miles	5 h 30 min
Michigan City	Chicago	59 miles	1 h 22 min
South Bend	Detroit	209 miles	4 h
Valparaiso	Chicago	53 miles	1 h 19 min

Times are calculated at posted limits with no congestion, so treat them as the best possible case.

What you can do from Indiana without visiting

Plenty of this is done from home, and the consulate cannot speed any of it up.

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