PR-136-2024

01 October 2024. Ottawa. The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa sent a team to Montreal, Quebec on 28-29 September 2024 for a consular and assistance-to-nationals outreach mission.

A total of 347 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 347 services, a total of 91 applications for passport renewal and 115 applications for legalization were processed, including civil registration and NBI services.

There were also 29 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 briefing was held for the new dual citizens regarding their rights and privileges, and their role under the Bagong Pilipinas agenda of the Marcos Administration.

Representatives from the Toronto-based Migrant Workers Office 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