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Chinese Consulate in Toronto, Canada

Consul General: Mr. Han Tao
Address: 240, St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2N5 Canada
24-Hour Tel: +1-416-6160807, 5290068 (for emergencies)
Tel: +1-416-9647260
Fax: +1-416-3246468
Email: chinaconsul_tor_ca@mfa.gov.cn
Office Hours: 09:00-12:00, 13:30-17:00, Monday-Friday (except holidays)

Consular Office of Chinese Consulate in Toronto

Tel: 437-361-2299
Email: torontovisaoffice@gmail.com
Office Hours: 09:00-12:00, Monday-Friday (except holidays)
Consular Districts: Ontario, Manitoba

Chinese Visa Application Service Center (CVASC)

All ordinary passport holders visiting Mainland China are required to submit their applications to the center.

Detailed Information about CVASC:
Address: Suite 1501, University Center, 393 University Avenue, Toronto, Canada M5G 1E6
Business Hours: Monday-Friday
Application Submission: 09-15:00
(Urgent applications must be submitted before 11:30)
Payment and Passport Collection: 09:00-16:00
Tel: 416-345-8472
Fax: 416-345-8473
Email: torontocenter@visaforchina.org

Tips for Applicants

1. The peak of application: Monday, 1-2 working days after every holiday, between 11:00-12:00, 13:30-14:30 in every working day. You'd better avoid the time quantum; otherwise, you will queue up for a long time.

2. The off-peak time: Between 09:00-10:30, 14:30-15:30, from Tuesday to Friday. During this time quantum, applicants are rare and you can save your time.

3. There are many applicants between May-June, September-October every year. In order to save your time, you can apply in advance based on your planned travel.

4. Make a good preparation for required documents for application.

5. Please fill in the application form on the website of CVASC first and print it out, then summit it together with the required documents to the visa center. Note that applicants don't need to making an appointment on the website before submitting the materials anymore.

2024 Public Holidays of the CVASC in Toronto

Festival	Date	Day
New Year's Day	January 1	Monday
Chinese New Year	February 12 - 14	Monday - Wednesday
Family Day	February 19	Friday
Commonwealth Day	March 11	Monday
Good Friday	March 29	Friday
Qingming Festival	April 5	Friday
International Worker's Day	May 1	Wednesday
Victoria Day	May 20	Monday
Dragon Boat Festival	June 10	Monday
Canada Day	July 1	Monday
Civic Day	August 5	Monday
Labor Day	September 2	Monday
Mid-Autumn Festival	September 16	Monday
Chinese National Day	September 30 - October 2	Monday - Wednesday
Tanksgiving Day	October 14	Monday
Remembrance Day	November 11	Monday
Chrismas Day	December 25	Wednesday
Boxing Day	December 26	Thursday

- Last updated on Dec. 28, 2023 by Gabby Li -

Questions & Answers on Chinese Consulate in Toronto

Asked by Leslie Doyle from CANADA | Mar. 19, 2024 16:23

Which type of visa?

We are planning to visit China in July to visit our son, a Canadian studying in Beijing. Should we get an L visa or an S2 visa? And since he is already in China, can an electronic picture of his passport be enough?

Answers (1)

Answered by Randy | Mar. 20, 2024 20:16

Both are suitable. S visa usually allows longer duration of stay than L type. You need a copy of his passport. Just print out the electronic pictures.

Asked by Jack Lau from CANADA | Feb. 26, 2024 08:41

Cannot complete Section 3: Work experience. System would not allow to go to Section 4

Already retired for more than 10 years, hence there is not information to fill in.

Answers (1)

Answered by Harry | Feb. 27, 2024 00:23

You may fill in your last work experience.

Asked by Dave Smithe from CANADA | Dec. 25, 2023 13:06

Canadian with HK Resident card applying for China Visa

Season Greetings; My wife is from Hong Kong and have a HK resident card, and also is a Canadian resident with Canadian Passport. Everytime she goes back to HK with her Canadian passport, she was required to show her HK card. Her HK card is now expired and she would like to go back to renew it. At the same time we would like to travel to Mainland China, Beijing, Shanghai next year. Would you be able to tell me if my wife can apply for a tourism visa with her Canadian passport or she is required or she require to apply with her HK card? If with her HK card, can she go to HK first and then to the Mainland, or she is required to go to the Mainland first, then to HK? We hope that you can help with our questions. Thanks in advance.

Answers (1)

Answered by Molly | Dec. 25, 2023 22:51

She can apply for a Chinese visa according to her passport. It doesn't matter to go to mainland first to HK first.

Asked by Kiki from CANADA | Nov. 24, 2023 12:31

visa processing time

are there times that the tourist visa takes more than a month to process for non-canadian citizens? i went to submit my application in Toronto and I was told it might take more than two months, there is no guarantee my visa will be ready within the 3-4business even if I paid express. Since I'm already set to travel back to my home country, Ghana, and I have only about a week to wait before travelling so i didnt want to take the risk. But then again i wonder if it really ever takes that long for people who dont have the canadian passport.

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Answered by Diana | Nov. 26, 2023 21:49

I'm not clear about that but I'm sorry about your experience.

Asked by Seth from CANADA | Nov. 16, 2023 00:13

passport picture dimension

For the physical passport pictures I see that on the official website they have provided very detailed dimensions and sizes. Are they very strict with the sizes? I have some passport photos ready but I dont know if they fit the exact dimension. Even if my background is white and every thing else is according to the requirements, can they still reject my application because of the size of my physical passport picture?

Answers (1)

Answered by Hailey | Nov. 16, 2023 17:31

I think it is better to prepare eligible passport photos according to their requirements.