Polish Consulate General in Toronto

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

2025 figures: 292 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Poland’s consulate general in Toronto, and 239 visas were issued. 49 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 17.0%. The refusal rate rose by 6.2 points from 10.8% in 2024, a sharp increase. Applications rose by 5% compared with 2024 (278).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 5.0% (2023) to 17.0% (2025).

Poland issues Schengen visas at 4 locations in Canada; this office handled 46% of their 635 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Vancouver 1.4%, Montreal 22.3% and Ottawa 10.7%. 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.

32.6% 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 Polish embassy in Ottawa (364 km) is responsible. The Polish consulate general in Toronto is one of 8 missions of Poland in Canada. Consulates: Montreal and Vancouver. Honorary consulates: Calgary, Edmonton, Windsor and Halifax. Canada in turn has an embassy in Warsaw.

About the Polish consulate general in Toronto

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Poland in Toronto. It is headed by Marek Ciesielczuk, according to the records. Consulates handle passports, civil registration and, for many countries, visa applications for their district.

Address and contact

Address: Lake Shore Boulevard West 2603, M8V 1G5 Toronto. The record for the Polish consulate general in Toronto includes a phone number, an e-mail address, a fax number and an official website.

Polish citizens travelling to Canada

Polish 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 Polish consulate general in Toronto is closed

The next closures of the Polish 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 Independence Day (Narodowe Święto Niepodległości) on Wednesday 11 November 2026.

Before visiting the Polish consulate general in Toronto

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