click the above photo for the video

26 March 2024. Ottawa. The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa sent a team to Montreal, Quebec on 23-24 March 2024, its first consular outreach mission for the year.

A total of 314 services were rendered, which includes passport applications, legalization, civil registry and dual citizenship applications. The bulk of the consular services provided by the team were on passport and legalization. Of the 314 services, a total of 103 applications for passport renewal and 123 applications for legalization were processed.

There were also 48 qualified individuals who took their oath of allegiance under the Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003 or more commonly known as the Dual Citizenship Law (R.A. 9225). A town hall meeting was held to brief the new dual citizens of their rights and privileges, and their role under the Bagong Pilipinas agenda of the Marcos Administration.

Representatives from the Migrant Workers Office in Toronto joined the outreach to provide labor-related services and conduct a welfare visit. 

The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa holds consular jurisdiction over Quebec, which is home to  44,885 Filipinos. The largest concentration of the Filipino population in the Province is found in Montreal which is home to about 40,000 Filipinos.END