Polish Consulate General in Montreal

Canadian citizens do not need a visa for Poland: stays of up to 90 days are visa-free.

In 2025, Poland’s consulate general in Montreal received 128 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 99. 29 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 22.3%. In 2024 it had been 14.8%: the rate rose by 7.5 points, a sharp increase. Applications rose by 44% compared with 2024 (89).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 2.7% (2023) to 22.3% (2025).

Poland issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in Canada; this office handled 20% of their 635 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Toronto 17.0%, Vancouver 1.4% and Ottawa 10.7%, which makes Montreal the highest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Canada, 9.0% of applications were refused in 2025; Poland’s rate worldwide was 15.8%. Poland received the 11th largest number of applications of the 23 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 32.3% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Canada.

The Polish embassy is in Ottawa, about 163 km away. Besides the Polish consulate general in Montreal, Poland has 7 other missions in Canada. Consulates: Toronto and Vancouver. Honorary consulates: Calgary, Edmonton, Windsor and Halifax. Canada in turn has an embassy in Warsaw.

About the Polish consulate general in Montreal

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Poland in Montreal. The head of mission on record is Izabela Fabjańska-Potapczuk. Career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

Address and contact

Address: Avenue du Musée 3501, H3G 2C8 Montréal. The record for the Polish consulate general in Montreal includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Polish citizens travelling to Canada

Polish citizens need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) for Canada, obtained online before travel, for stays of up to 180 days.

When the Polish consulate general in Montreal is closed

Expect the Polish consulate general in Montreal to be shut on Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027, and often on Independence Day (Narodowe Święto Niepodległości) on Wednesday 11 November 2026, a holiday in Poland.

Before visiting the Polish consulate general in Montreal

Current procedures for the Polish consulate general in Montreal, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Polish consulate general in Montreal

Within 1 km of the Polish consulate general in Montreal there are 13 other foreign missions.