Italian Consulate General in Toronto

No visa is needed by Canadian citizens for Italy, for stays of up to 90 days.

2025 figures: 1,849 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Italy’s consulate general in Toronto, and 1,834 visas were issued. 15 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 0.8%. That is barely different from 2024 (0.7%). Applications fell by 27% compared with 2024 (2,541).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 0.7% (2024) to 0.8% (2025).

Italy issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in Canada; this office handled 42% of their 4,435 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Montreal 14.6%, Vancouver 13.2% and Ottawa 3.5%, which makes Toronto 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; Italy’s rate worldwide was 10.8%. Italy received the 4th largest number of applications of the 23 Schengen states represented here.

Almost every visa issued here allows multiple entries. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Canada.

The Italian embassy is in Ottawa, about 352 km away. Besides the Italian consulate general in Toronto, Italy has 11 other missions in Canada. Consulates: Montreal and Vancouver. Honorary consulates: Calgary, Greater Sudbury, Guelph, Sarnia, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Halifax and Québec. Canada in turn has 4 missions in Italy, its embassy being in Rome.

About the Italian consulate general in Toronto

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Italy in Toronto. It is headed by Bertozzi Andrea, according to the records. Career consulates of this kind usually renew passports and take visa applications for their region.

Address and contact

Address: Beverley Street 136, M5T 1Y5 Toronto. The record for the Italian consulate general in Toronto includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Italian citizens travelling to Canada

Italian 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 Italian consulate general in Toronto is closed

The next closures of the Italian consulate general in Toronto for public holidays in Canada are Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027; it may also close for Immaculate Conception (Immacolata Concezione) on Tuesday 8 December 2026.

Before visiting the Italian consulate general in Toronto

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

Near the Italian consulate general in Toronto

Within 1 km of the Italian consulate general in Toronto there are 2 other foreign missions.