Consulate General of Canada in Dallas
Dallas covers Texas and four states around it, which makes it one of the largest consular districts in the country. There is a second Canadian office in Houston, and it has no consular section at all. The furthest city in its district with a page here is Las Cruces, 681 miles away.
Contacting the Dallas office
- Address
500 North Akard Street, Suite 2900, Dallas, TX 75201 - Telephone
1-844-880-6519 - Email
ccs.scc@international.gc.ca - Fax
1-214-922-9815 - Consular hours
Monday to Friday, 08:30-12:00 and 12:30-15:00, by appointment
El Paso is 650 miles from this office. Albuquerque is ten hours away and physically closer to Denver, which is not its consulate.
What the Dallas office handles
This office is the one Canada names for Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
What happens over the counter is signatures, oaths, certified copies and travel documents. Everything else in this directory is done elsewhere.
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
Before you book anything, check whether your business needs an office 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.
- Order a birth or marriage certificate, From the province where it happened. Ottawa does not hold these records.