Canadian consulate in New Jersey

New Jersey belongs to New York, which for the northern half of the state is a commute. Newark is twenty minutes from Lexington Avenue by train.

Which consulate covers New Jersey

For consular business, New Jersey belongs to the Consulate General of Canada in New York. Its district takes in Connecticut, Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania too.

Consulate in New York

How far the consulate is from each city in New Jersey

The 5 cities below average 47 miles from the consulate. Jersey City is the closest at 7, and Atlantic City the furthest at 129.

City	Consulate	Distance	Driving time
Atlantic City	New York	129 miles	2 h 46 min
Jersey City	New York	7 miles	19 min
Newark	New York	15 miles	29 min
Paterson	New York	20 miles	32 min
Trenton	New York	63 miles	1 h 34 min

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

What you can do from New Jersey 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.