PR-42-2025

14 April 2025, Ottawa- The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa returned to Montreal for its third consular outreach this year, and the second in Montreal following the outreach on 15-16 March 2025. 

A total of 202 services were rendered, which included passport applications, legalization, civil registry and dual citizenship applications. The bulk of the consular services provided by the team were on passports and notarials. 

There were also 49 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 obligations as Filipinos.

Representatives from the Toronto-based Migrant Workers Office and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration joined the outreach to provide labor-related services.

The Embassy also provided assistance and gave a briefing to registered voters for the overseas internet voting for the 2025 Philippine National Elections. 

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