The Embassy of Canada in Tallinn represents Canada in Estonia and serves Canadian citizens living in the country.
Contact Details
| Address | Toom-Kooli 13, 2nd floor, 15186 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Telephone | +372 627 3311 |
| TALIN@international.gc.ca | |
| Website | www.canada.ca/canada-and-estonia |
| Head of Mission | Laird Garfield Hindle, Ambassador |
| National Day | 1 July (Canada Day) |
Opening Hours
The embassy’s official website (checked October 2026) does not publish fixed opening hours – call or e-mail before visiting. Consular e-mail: talin-cs-sc@international.gc.ca. For emergency assistance at any time, Canadians can contact the Emergency Watch and Response Centre in Ottawa. Closed on public holidays.
Location of the Embassy
Before your visit
- Good to know: According to the Tallinn Diplomatic List, the embassy’s consul and several other diplomats are based at the Canadian Embassy in Riga.
About the Canadian Embassy in Tallinn
The ambassador is Laird Garfield Hindle; the Tallinn Diplomatic List (8 October 2026) gives 3 October 2023 as the date of accreditation.
Documents checklist
Prepare these documents before your appointment. The lists are taken from official Canadian sources:
Renewing a Canadian passport outside Canada and the US
- Possible if your last passport was an adult 5- or 10-year passport, issued when you were 16 or older and within the last 15 years, with unchanged personal details
- Form PPTC 482 (adult abroad simplified renewal) with your most recent passport’s number, issue and expiry dates
- Two identical passport photos meeting Canadian requirements (photographer’s details and date on the back of one)
- Two references aged 18+ who have known you for at least 2 years (not family members); no guarantor needed
- Lost, stolen or damaged valid passport: also form PPTC 203 and an extra fee
- Submit by mail or in person at a Government of Canada office abroad – check which option your office accepts
Sources: Government of Canada – renew a passport outside Canada and the US, Government of Canada – what you need to renew your passport abroad (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the embassy – according to the Tallinn Diplomatic List, Canada’s consul for Estonia is based at the Canadian Embassy in Riga.
Other consulates and embassies in Tallinn
60 other countries are represented in Tallinn, among them: Chile (honorary), China (embassy), Croatia (honorary), Cyprus (honorary), Czech Republic (embassy), Denmark (embassy), Finland (embassy), France (embassy), Georgia (embassy), Germany (embassy), Greece (embassy), Guatemala (honorary), Hungary (embassy), Iceland (honorary), India (embassy), Indonesia (honorary), Ireland (embassy), Israel (embassy), Italy (embassy), Japan (embassy). The full list of all 61 missions is on the overview page for Estonia.
Closing days
The embassy is normally closed on the public holidays observed in Estonia – New Year’s Day (1 January), Independence Day (24 February), Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Spring Day (1 May), Pentecost, Victory Day and Midsummer Day (23 and 24 June), Day of Restoration of Independence (20 August), Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day (24–26 December). Estonia does not move holidays that fall on a weekend; Easter follows the Western calendar. It is usually also closed on Canada’s national day (1 July).
Emergency assistance
In Estonia, 112 is the single emergency number for the police, ambulance and rescue services; the state helpline 1247 answers non-urgent questions. Estonian citizens who need help in Canada can contact the Estonian embassy accredited to the country or the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (24-hour consular emergency line +372 5301 9999).
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Details checked on 15 October 2026. Sources: official website of the embassy (checked October 2026), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, State Protocol Department – The Tallinn Diplomatic List (8 October 2026), www.canada.ca/canada-and-estonia. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the embassy before your visit.
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