Visa Application Form of PRC  Supplementary Visa Application Form of PRC    Requirements for Application

Ambassador: Mr. Zhang Junsai
Address: 515 St. Patrick Street, Ottawa, ON. K1N 5H3
Tel: +1-613-7893434
Fax: +1-613-7891911
Email: chinaemb_ca@mfa.gov.cn
Website: http://ca.chineseembassy.org/eng/
Office Hours: 09:00-12:00, 14:00-17:30, Monday-Friday (except holidays) 

 Consular Office 
Tel: +1-613-7893434 ext.232
Fax: +1-613-7891414
Email: consulate_can@mfa.gov.cn
Office Hours: 09:00-12:00, Monday-Friday (except holidays)  

 Chinese Visa Application Service Center (CVASC)
Tourists to China have grown rapidly in recent years. To provide a better service for the applicants, CVASC in Ottawa, Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary are introduced. Applications from all ordinary passport holders should be submitted to the center (applications to HK and Macao are not included): http://www.visaforchina.org/. 

Detailed Information about CVASC in Ottawa:
Address: 220 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 1450, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5Z9
Working Hours: 09:00-15:00 (submission)
                   09:00-16:00 (payment and collection), Monday-Friday (except holidays)
Tel: 613-563-8472
Fax: 613-563-8473
Email: ottawacenter@visaforchina.org

Detailed Information of CVASC in Vancouver:
Address: 250-999 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1K5 
Business Hours: 09:00-15:00 (submission)
                     09:00-16:00 (payment and collection), Monday-Friday (except holidays)
Tel: 604-336-8866
Fax: 604-738-1100
Email: vancouvercenter@visaforchina.org 

Detailed Information about CVASC in Toronto:
Address: Suite 1501, University Center, 393 University Avenue, Toronto
Business Hours: 09:00-15:00 (submission)
                    09:00-16:00 (payment and collection), Monday-Friday (except holidays)
Tel: 416-345-8472
Fax: 416-345-8473
Email: torontocenter@visaforchina.org

Detailed Information about CVASC in Calgary:
Address: Suite 200,855-8th Avenue,SW Calgary
Business Hours: 09:00-15:00 (submission)
                    09:00-16:00 (payment and collection), Monday-Friday (except holidays)
Tel: 403-930-2288
Fax: 403-699-9776
Email: calgarycenter@visaforchina.org

Detailed Information about CVASC in Montreal:
Address: Suite 700, Centre Manuvie, 2000, Mansfield Street, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2Z6
Business Hours: Business Hours: 09:00-15:00 (submission)
                    09:00-16:00 (payment and collection), Monday-Friday (except holidays)
Tel: 514-680-8472 
Fax: 514-680-8473
E-mail: montrealcenter@visaforchina.org

 Consular Districts of the Embassy/Consulates in Canada

Consulate General	Consular Jurisdiction
Embassy of PRC in Ottawa	Ottawa Region,  Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador.
Consulate General of PRC in Calgary	Alberta, Saskatchewan and Northwest Territory
Consulate General of PRC in Toronto	Ontario, Manitoba
Consulate General of PRC in Vancouver	British Colombia, the Yukon Territory
Consulate General of PRC in Montreal	Quebec, New Brunswick Consul General: Zhao Jiangping Address: 2100 Ste-Catherine West, 8th floor, Montréal, Québec H3H 2T3 Tel: +1-514-4196748 Fax: +1-514-8789692 Email: consulate.china.montreal@gmail.com ;   consulate_mtl@mfa.gov.cn Office Hours: 09:00 - 12:00, 13:30 - 16:00，Monday - Friday (except holidays)

 Fees
1. Regular Fee per Person

Entry Number	Validity	U.S.A Citizens	Citizens of Canada & Other Countries
single	3 months	CAD 140	CAD 50
double	6 months	CAD 140	CAD 75
multiple	6 months	CAD 140	CAD 100
multiple	12 months	CAD 140	CAD 150
Group Visa		CAD 120	CAD 40

2. Express and Rush Service Fee per Person 
The  processing time regularly takes 4 working days. The expedited service is available as well, and extra fee should be charged as following:

Rush Service	2 working day processing	CAD 50
Express Service	3 working days processing	CAD 35

3. Application Service Fees of CVASC (including HST) 

Regular Service (fourth working day collection)	CAD 31.5
Express Service (third working day collection)	CAD 64.05
Urgent Service (second working day collection)	CAD 90.3
Post service (excluding postage )	CAD 58.5

Note: 
1. The total fees = visa fees + application service fees charged by CVASC
2. CVASC will no longer accept credit card as the form of payment. Please pay by cash, debit card or company cheque.

 Major Types & Requirements

Types	Purpose
Tourist / Family Visit Visa (L)	It is issued for an alien who comes to PRC for sight-seeing, family visiting or other personal affairs.
Business Visa (F)	It is issued for an alien who comes to PRC for business, research, lecture, science and technology exchange visits on invitation and short-term training and internship of less than six months.
Employment / Work Visa (Z)	It is issued for applicants going to PRC for employment or work and their family members.
Student Visa (X)	It is issued for an alien who comes to PRC for study and training in PRC for longer than a period of 6 months.
Transit Visa (G)	It is issued for applicants going to PRC for transit to another country/region.
Group Visa	It is issued for tourist groups of five or more members entering and exiting PRC together (at the same time through the same border checkpoint).
Hong Kong SAR & Macao SAR Visas	1. Canadian citizens are exempted from Hong Kong Visa if they go to Hong Kong for visit or sightseeing and they stay at Hong Kong for not more than 90 days. 2. Canadian citizens are exempted from Macao Visa for up to 30 days.

 2013 Public Holidays of CVASC in Ottawa

Festival	Date	Day
New Year Day	January 1	Tuesday
Spring Festival	February 11 - 13	Monday - Wednesday
Family Day	February 20	Wednesday
Good Friday	March 29	Friday
Brightness Day	April 4	Thursday
International Labor Day	May 1	Wednesday
Victoria Day	May 20	Monday
Canada Day	July 1	Monday
Civic Day	August 5	Monday
Labor Day	September 2	Monday
Mid-Autumn Festival	September 19	Thursday
Chinese National Day	October 1 - 3	Tuesday - Thursday
Thanksgiving Day	October 14	Monday
Christmas Day	December 25	Wednesday
Boxing Day	December 26	Thursday

Note: The holidays schedules above are subject to change as necessary according to the embassy.

 Please contact Embassy of Canada in China if Canadians are in problems there.

  Other Chinese Embassies in North America: Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada