Spanish Consulate General in Montreal

Spain admits Canadian citizens without a visa for stays of up to 90 days.

In 2025, Spain’s consulate general in Montreal received 451 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 409. 13 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 3.0%. In 2024 it had been 1.0%: the rate rose by 2.1 points. Applications fell by 28% compared with 2024 (624).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 1.0% (2024) to 4.1% (2023).

Spain issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in Canada; this office handled 22% of their 2,074 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Toronto 6.0% and Ottawa 4.6%, which makes Montreal the lowest 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; Spain’s rate worldwide was 14.6%. Spain received the 7th largest number of applications of the 23 Schengen states represented here.

Multiple-entry visas made up 17.8% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Canada.

The Spanish embassy is in Ottawa, about 165 km away. The Spanish consulate general in Montreal is one of 3 missions of Spain in Canada. Consulates: Toronto. Canada in turn has 3 missions in Spain, its embassy being in Madrid.

About the Spanish consulate general in Montreal

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Spain in Montreal. Career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

Address and contact

Address: 1200 McGill College Avenue, Suite 2025, Montréal H3B 4G7. The record for the Spanish consulate general in Montreal includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Spanish citizens travelling to Canada

Spanish citizens do not need a visa for Canada, but they need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) before departure; it covers stays of up to 180 days.

When the Spanish consulate general in Montreal is closed

Expect the Spanish 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 Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución) on Sunday 6 December 2026, a holiday in Spain.

Before visiting the Spanish consulate general in Montreal

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

Near the Spanish consulate general in Montreal

The Spanish consulate general in Montreal has 14 other foreign missions within 1 km, in a diplomatic quarter.