Dutch Consulate General in Toronto

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

2025 figures: 2,323 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at the Netherlands’ consulate general in Toronto, and 2,218 visas were issued. 58 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 2.5%. The refusal rate rose by 1.5 points from 1.0% in 2024. Applications fell by 17% compared with 2024 (2,812).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 1.0% (2024) to 2.5% (2025).

The Netherlands issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in Canada; this office handled 43% of their 5,445 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Vancouver 2.3% and Ottawa 2.8%. 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; the Netherlands’ rate worldwide was 17.7%. The Netherlands received the 2nd largest number of applications of the 23 Schengen states represented here.

86.7% 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 Dutch embassy in Ottawa is responsible. Besides the Dutch consulate general in Toronto, the Netherlands has 2 other missions in Canada. Consulates: Vancouver. Canada in turn has an embassy in The Hague.

About the Dutch consulate general in Toronto

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of the Netherlands in Toronto. Consulates handle passports, civil registration and, for many countries, visa applications for their district.

Address and contact

Address: 1 Dundas Street West, Suite 2106, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z3. The record for the Dutch consulate general in Toronto includes a phone number and an official website. Its exact position is not recorded, so the map marks the town; use the street address.

Dutch citizens travelling to Canada

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

When the Dutch consulate general in Toronto is closed

The Dutch consulate general in Toronto 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 the Netherlands such as Christmas Day (Eerste Kerstdag) on Friday 25 December 2026.

Before visiting the Dutch consulate general in Toronto

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