The Jamaican Consulate General is pleased to welcome you to our home page on the World Wide Web. This site has been created with you in mind essentially to provide our nationals and the wider public,  with easy access to information on the many services we offer. Through this important medium we trust that we will be able to serve you better and invite your suggestions and comments as we continue to improve the service.

The Jamaican Consulate General undertakes to fulfill the mandate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica; namely to promote and advance the interests of Jamaica, and to safeguard the interests and welfare of Jamaican nationals throughout the various communities across Canada. In doing so we remain committed to providing you with an efficient and courteous service.

In addition to Sites pertinent to our work, we also provide you with the links to other sites which cover a range of other services which may be of interest to you.                           

  The Consulate General also wishes to invite the support of the Jamaican/ Canadian society, Government officials and businessmen and the wider public in joining efforts aimed at facilitating the expansion of the trade and investment ties and the strengthening of tourism and cultural linkages between Jamaica and Canada. To this end the Web Site will provide links to enable access to updated information on the Jamaican economy, investment opportunities in various economic sectors as well as current regulations on doing business in Jamaica, including exchange rates and our country’s liberalized foreign exchange regime.

  Services offered by the Consulate General to Jamaicans include the following:

*       Checking and dispatching passport applications to Jamaica for processing.

*       Issuing travel documents. (emergency basis)

*      Legalizing and authenticating documents

*       Assisting pensioners residing in Canada

*       Providing information to Returning Residents

*       Providing information on:

1. Obtaining certified copies of birth, death and marriage certificates and other records from Jamaica.

2. Jamaican citizenship

3. Procedures for the adoption of children in Jamaica

4. The shipment of human remains to Jamaica

Additionally, the Consulate General also provides services to non-Jamaicans regarding:

*       Visas

*       Work Permits

*       Residency Requirements

*       Acquisition of Jamaican citizenship