Policies, guidelines and key information

General Information

• About the Diplomatic Corps Services
• Establishing diplomatic missions or consular posts in Canada

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Accreditation

• Accreditation services guidelines
• Appointing a career head of consular post
• Appointing members of the service staff
• Appointment of an honorary consul
• Appointing a defence and/or military attaché
• Appointing a police liaison attaché
• Heads of Mission: see Heads of Mission
• Hiring a domestic worker and related accreditation program

Airports

• Diplomatic bags and couriers, radio transmitters and satellite receivers
• State, Military or Scientific Overflight Authorization
• National Airport Courtesy Program - Circular Note NO. XDV-0421 of July 15, 2015
• Parking at the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport - Circular Note No. XDC-0044
• Parking at the Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport in Montréal

Alcohol: see Imports

Awards

• Policy Respecting the Awarding of an Order, Decoration or Medal by a Commonwealth or Foreign Government - Policy Respecting the Awarding of an Order, Decoration or Medal by a Commonwealth or Foreign Government
• Approval of an Award of a Commonwealth and/or Foreign Order, Decoration or Medal to a Canadian Citizen - Circular Note No. XDC-2046 of November 10, 2010
• Request for approval of an award of a Commonwealth and/ or Foreign Order, Decoration or Medal to a Canadian Citizen - Request for approval of an award of a Commonwealth and/ or Foreign Order, Decoration or Medal to a Canadian Citizen

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• Canada Reception Centres: see Airports

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• Foreign elections in Canada and foreign electoral constituencies
• Emergency and Residential Contact Information - Circular Note No. XDC-1081 of November 5, 2013
• Employment: see Family Matters

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Family matters

• Family members, definitions and related notifications
• Employment of accredited family members guidelines

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Heads of Mission

• Agrément Process and Other Formalities Relating to Bilateral Heads of Mission - Circular Note No. XDC-0394-4 of February 24, 2015
• Appointment of Chargés d'affaires, a.i. and Acting High Commissioners - Circular Note No. XDC-0038 of January 6, 2011
• Honours: see Awards

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Identity Cards: see Accreditation

Immigration and citizenship

• Birth in Canada of Children of Foreign Representatives
• Official travel section of the Passport Program at IRCC: see Official Travel Section of the Passport Program at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
• Recruiting interns from abroad
• Recruitment of local staff

Imports

• LCBO - Discover the World - LCBO – Discover the World
• Imports of vehicles: see Vehicles
• Impound of vehicles: see Vehicles

Interns: see Immigration

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• LCBO: see Imports
• License plates: see Vehicles

Locally-Engages Staff: see Immigration

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• Military, Defence, Naval and Air Attachés: see Accreditation

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• Official Travel: About the Official Travel Section of the Passport Program at IRCC - Circular Note No. XDC-4884 of October 19, 2015
• Mandate and Operations of the Official Travel Section of the Passport Program at IRCC - Circular Note No. XDC-5591 of March 21, 2016

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Parking at airports: see Airports

Privacy

• Foreign Nationals: Access to Personal Information About Foreign Nationals - Circular Note NO. XDC-1594 of August 24 2010

Property

• Property transactions guidelines
• Municipal Taxes in Respect to Real Property Used for Commercial Activities - Circular Note No. XDC-1922 of August 29, 2006

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• Service of Originating Documents in Judicial and Administrative Proceedings Against the Government of Canada in other States - Circular Note No. JLA-1446 of March 28, 2014

Security and police matters

• Requests for Protective Policing Services - Circular Note No. XDC-7028 of January 26, 2017
• Foreign Criminal Investigations: Protocol on Foreign Criminal Investigators in Canada - Circular Note NO. JLA-0142 of March 2, 2007
• Requests for information regarding police (and other) investigations - Circular Note No. XDC-2109 of December 13, 2012
• Collection of Personal Information, Building Information, and After-Hours Contact Details in the Event of an Emergency - Circular Note No. XDC-1122

 

Signing

• Signing authorities
• Signing Authorities for the Importation of Goods (National Capital Region and Greater Toronto Area) - Circular Note No. XDC-0582 of April 12, 2012

Studies: see Family Matters

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Tax exemptions and privileges

• Privileges: Tax treatment of the diplomatic community

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Vehicles

• Motor vehicles, driving and parking
• Impaired Driving Policy - Circular Note No. XDC-0427 of March 14, 2001
• Impound Legislation in the Province of Ontario - Circular Note No. XDC-0224 of February 8, 2008

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