Swiss Consulate General in Montreal

Canadian citizens can visit Switzerland without a visa for up to 90 days.

2025 figures: 2,034 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Switzerland’s consulate general in Montreal, and 1,888 visas were issued. 127 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 6.2%. That is barely different from 2024 (4.8%). The number of applications was almost unchanged (1,998 in 2024).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 4.0% (2023) to 6.2% (2025).

Switzerland issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in Canada; this office handled 45% of their 4,558 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Vancouver 4.3%, 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; Switzerland’s rate worldwide was 12.5%. Switzerland received the 3rd largest number of applications of the 23 Schengen states represented here.

52.7% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Canada.

For matters it cannot handle, the Swiss embassy in Ottawa (163 km) is responsible. The Swiss consulate general in Montreal is one of 8 missions of Switzerland in Canada. Consulates: Vancouver. Honorary consulates: Calgary, Toronto, Winnipeg, Halifax and Québec. Canada in turn has 2 missions in Switzerland, its embassy being in Bern.

About the Swiss consulate general in Montreal

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Switzerland in Montreal. Its work is consular: passports and documents for its own citizens and, often, visas for visitors.

Address and contact

Address: Avenue Docteur Penfield 1572, Montréal. The record for the Swiss consulate general in Montreal includes an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Swiss citizens travelling to Canada

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

When the Swiss consulate general in Montreal is closed

The Swiss consulate general in Montreal closes on Canada’s public holidays, the next being Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027, and usually on holidays of Switzerland such as Christmas Day (Weihnachten) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Swiss consulate general in Montreal

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

Near the Swiss consulate general in Montreal

Within 1 km of the Swiss consulate general in Montreal there are 6 other foreign missions.