Canada Embassy Washington

Before your visit

• Location: The embassy is in the Penn Quarter area of Washington, D.C., about 1.6 km in a straight line from the White House; the nearest large airport is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 5 km away. The nearest Metro station is Archives (less than 1 km). (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Embassy of Canada in the United States

The ambassador is Mark Wiseman, who presented the credentials on 17 February 2026, according to the State Department’s Order of Precedence. The Congressional Directory also lists 13 consular offices of Canada in the United States – career or honorary – among them in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Washington, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, Detroit and Minneapolis; they will get their own pages in this directory. In Canada, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa (ca.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.

Do Canadian citizens need a visa for the United States?

Canadian citizens generally do not need a visa to visit the United States; a valid passport is required, with exceptions such as the NEXUS card (8 CFR 212.1(a)).

Documents checklist

The most frequent applications and the documents the Canadian authorities ask for:

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 before your visit.

Other embassies in Washington, D.C.

175 other countries are represented in Washington, D.C., among them: Cabo Verde (embassy), Central African Republic (embassy), Chad (embassy), Chile (embassy), China (embassy), Colombia (embassy), Costa Rica (embassy), Croatia (embassy), Cuba (embassy), Cyprus (embassy), Czech Republic (embassy), Côte d’Ivoire (embassy), Democratic Republic of the Congo (embassy), Denmark (embassy), Djibouti (embassy), Dominica (embassy), Dominican Republic (embassy), Ecuador (embassy), Egypt (embassy), Republic of the Congo (embassy). The full list of all 176 missions is on the overview page for the United States.

Closing days

The eleven US federal holidays are New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January), Washington’s Birthday (third Monday in February), Memorial Day (last Monday in May), Juneteenth (19 June), Independence Day (4 July), Labor Day (first Monday in September), Columbus Day (second Monday in October), Veterans Day (11 November), Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) and Christmas Day. A holiday that falls on a Saturday is observed on the Friday before, one that falls on a Sunday on the Monday after – in 2027, for example, on 18 June, 5 July and 24 December. The embassy may also close on public holidays of Canada.

Emergency assistance

In an emergency, Canadian citizens should call the embassy on +1 844-880-6519. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in Canada can contact the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa.

Diplomatic missions of Canada in the United States

Canada in the United States

• Washington – Embassy of Canada in the United States (this page)
• Los Angeles (CA) – consular office (page in preparation)
• San Francisco (CA) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Denver (CO) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Washington (DC) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Miami (FL) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Atlanta (GA) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Chicago (IL) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Boston (MA) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Detroit (MI) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Minneapolis (MN) – consular office (page in preparation)
• New York (NY) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Dallas (TX) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Seattle (WA) – consular office (page in preparation)