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High commission of Australia in Ottawa

Verified 29 Sep 2026

Australian High Commission in Ottawa · Ottawa, Canada

Visit and contact

  • Address Suite 1301, 13th Floor, 50 O'Connor Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6L2, Canada
    Directions
  • Telephone +1 613 236 0841
    Call
  • Department of Home Affairs +61 2 6196 0196 Printed in the High Commission website footer. The pages checked do not say that the post issues or refuses visas.
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  • Consular Emergency Centre +61 2 6261 3305 From anywhere in the world. Within Australia: 1300 555 135. Canberra centre, not a local after-hours number unless the post says its phone connects through.
    Call
  • Fax +1 613 786 7621
  • Official website canada.embassy.gov.au
    Open

Services

  • Consular assistance Available Smartraveller Consular Services Charter: contact the nearest Australian embassy, high commission or consulate, or the 24-hour Consular Emergency Centre.
  • Passport Available Appointment required The about and passport pages say the High Commission provides passport services. Applicants must book an appointment unless eligible to apply by mail.
  • Emergency travel document Not stated Not stated separately from passport services on the official page checked.
  • Notarial Available Appointment required The about page says the High Commission provides notarial services. The notarial page says clients must book an appointment.

Serves citizens in 2 countries

  • CA Canada Primary mission Ontario (excluding the southwestern corner below Kingston), Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Toronto and Vancouver cover other parts of Canada.
  • BM Bermuda Primary mission

The High Commission about page and DFAT index give Ottawa consular responsibility for Bermuda. Passport applicants in Bermuda may also lodge at another Australian mission, including in the United States.

The current website adds 13th Floor to the 28 March 2019 DFAT card address (Suite 1301, 50 O'Connor Street). Consular district: Ontario excluding the southwestern corner below Kingston, plus Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Bermuda. Toronto and Vancouver cover the rest of Canada. Passport appointments are required. The website footer prints Home Affairs +61 2 6196 0196 but does not say whether this post issues visas.

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