Canadian Honorary Consulate in the Central African Republic

Canada has an honorary consulate in Bangui; like most honorary consulates, it does not normally issue visas or passports.

Canada requires citizens of the Central African Republic to hold a visa issued in advance. Canada has no embassy or career consulate in the Central African Republic, and its honorary consulates normally do not issue visas; applications go to a mission of Canada accredited to the Central African Republic from another country.

The Central African Republic has no mission in Canada on record; citizens of the Central African Republic there would be served by an embassy accredited from another country.

Canada in the Central African Republic

There is no embassy of Canada in the Central African Republic on record, so the Central African Republic is probably covered by an embassy of Canada in another country. Worldwide, Canada has 263 missions in 155 countries; one of them is in the Central African Republic.

Travel to the Central African Republic for Canadian citizens

Canadian citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to the Central African Republic. In the Central African Republic, Canadian citizens can turn to the honorary consul for first help in an emergency.

When the honorary consulate of Canada in the Central African Republic is closed

The honorary consulate of Canada in the Central African Republic closes on the Central African Republic’s public holidays, the next being National Day on Tuesday 1 December 2026, Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027, and usually on some holidays of Canada, such as Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026.