Reception Hours for Consular Services
The Consular Services Department is open Monday - Friday from 9:30 - 12:30. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Notary services are provided Mon, Wed & Thurs from 9:30 - 12:30. BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Contact Us
Monday to Thursday 2-4 PM ONLY
+1 (514) 9408506/7
Security Protocol
· Arrive with official photo ID (eg. driver's license)
· Please refrain from bringing large bags
· Visitors and belongings undergo a security check
· Personal objects are not allowed in the Consulate (handbag, cell phone, other)
· Lockers are available on Level “C” near the washrooms next to the elevators
· Requisite documentation, photo ID, glasses & payment facilities are allowed in.
Material mailed to the Consulate must be sent to and collected from:
1 Westmount Square, Suite 650
Westmount, Quebec
H3Z 2P9
- To collect a
document from the Consulate, a Consulate representative will communicate with you in advance to arrange your visit.
- To deliver a
document to the Consulate, you must send it by mail.
Types of documents that
can be collected from or dropped off at the Consulate:
- Israeli passport (renewal or extension
for adults aged 18 or older)
- Certificates for notarization
- Foreign passports (for study purposes or
Aliya)
If you want to receive any of the above
documents by registered mail, please provide a prepaid envelope. Otherwise, you
may refer to the above instructions to arrange an appointment.
If you intend to send an application or passport to the embassy by mail or by courier please provide prior notification by e-mail or phone to the consular department and indicate your full name, passport / Israeli ID number, expected date of arrival and the name of the courier company.
Packages and letters that arrive without notice might be returned to the sender. The sender is responsible for material mailed to the mission.
It is important to stress that there are cases in which you are required to visit the mission in person.
Jurisdiction: The Consular Services Department at the Consulate General of Israel in Montreal is responsible for Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia & Newfoundland and Labrador.
Consular Services in Other Parts of Canada:
Embassy of Israel in Ottawa
Responsible for the eastern part of Ontario (Ottawa up to and including Kingston)
Address: 50 O’Connor Street, Suite 1005. Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6L2
Tel: +1 (613) 567-6450 ext 505
Consulate General of Israel in Toronto
Responsible for Ontario (West of Kingston), Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta & British Colombia
Address: 2 Bloor Street, West, Suite 400. Toronto, Ontario M4W 1A8
Tel: +1 (416) 640 -8500
ATTENTION
Due to regulation changes, you have to be present in-person at the Consulate if you need to do one of the following: If your action relates to a child or minor, they must be present at the consulate as well. (You cannot sign in front of a notary public and mail it to the Consulate).
A. Application for first passport - if you never had an Israeli passport before.
B. Application for renewing / extending passport for a minor. If the parents are married the presence of one of them is enough. You must provide the other parent's original passport.
C. Application for a passport due to loss / theft / destruction of a passport.
D. Notification of the birth of an Israeli citizen abroad - the presence of a parent and the child are required.
E. Notification of change in marital status.
F. Notification of change of name.
G. Application of waiver of Israeli citizenship.
Partial List of Qualified Hebrew translators:
Judith Botbol: (514) 409-1189
Keleny Company: (514) 845-3111
Emilia Altchouler: (514) 299-9430
List of Criminal Attorneys
The Consulate is not permitted or authorized to recommend any attorney. See below to find the website of the local Bar Association:
· Quebec: http://www.barreau.qc.ca/
· New Brunswick: http://www.cba.org/nb/
· Prince Edward Island: http://www.cba.org/pei/Main/home/
· Nova Scotia: http://www.cba.org/ns/home/
· Newfoundland & Labrador: http://www.cba.org/newfoundland/main/Home/
Verification of public documents
1. Verification by means of apostille
In 1978, Israel signed and ratified the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents - 1961. The purpose of this Convention was to shorten the processes required for a particular country to recognize the official documents issued by another country, by means of apostille certification.
Public documents and certificates issued in one of the countries that are signatories to the Convention, and which bear the apostille stamp, are valid for presentation in Israel, without the need for additional verification / certification by the diplomatic / consular representative at the Israeli mission.
Additionally, for countries that are signatories to the Hague Convention, no additional verification is required by the mission Consul of the country for which the document is designated, if it was stamped with an apostille in Israel.
With regard to a list of the countries that signed the Convention, and details about the authority competent to grant apostille certification in each country, as well as additional information, click on the following link:
http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=conventions.authorities&cid=17
Canada is NOT a signatory of the Hague convention.
Any official document or certificate of Canadian origin presented at the mission must be authenticated by the following:
Chambre des Notaires du Québec: (514) 879-1793
Lieutenant Governor of the Province of New Brunswick: (506) 453-2505
Department of Justice and Attorney General of Prince Edward Island: (902) 368-4563
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia: (902) 424-8990 / (902) 424-3236
Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador: (709) 729-2872
2. Verification by means other than apostille
Verification of a document in a country that is not a signatory to the Hague Convention should be implemented as follows:
After the document is verified by the competent authority in the foreign country (usually the Foreign Ministry or Ministry of Justice), the Israeli consular representative verifies the signature of the competent authority.
The main laws of the State of Israel on which consular work abroad is based, are as follows
· The Law of Return, 5710 - 1950 - with all amendments thereto over the years.
· The Entry into Israel Law, 5712 - 1952 - with all amendments thereto over the years.
· The Law of Citizenship, 5712 - 1952 - with all amendments thereto over the years.
· The Passports Law, 5712 - 1952 - with all amendments thereto over the years.
· The Names Law, 5716 - 1956 - with all amendments thereto over the years.
· The Population Registration Law, 5725 - 1965 - with all amendments thereto over the years.
· The Notaries Law, 5736 - 1976 - with all amendments thereto over the years.
· The Defense Service Law (Consolidated Version), 5747 - 1986 and the authority to implement it abroad - with all amendments thereto over the years.
· The Crime Register and Rehabilitation of Offenders Law, 5741 - 1981 - with all amendments thereto over the years.
Jewish Agency Aliya Emissary
If the Law of Return applies to you and you would like to make Aliyah, please call the Israel Aliyah Center in Toronto:
+1 (416) 6334766 ext.2
1-866-421-8912
Or visit their web site at: http://www.aliyah.org
The Ministry of Immigrant Absorption is responsible for providing assistance to new immigrants who arrived in Israel within the last decade - from their first steps in the country to their integration into every area of life in Israeli society.
A 24 hour phone information center is provided in three languages: English, Hebrew and Russian: +972-3-9733333
Funeral Homes:
Paperman & Sons
3888 Jean - Talon O, Montreal.
+1 (514) 733-7101
New regulations to visit Canada
Please refer to https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship.html to learn more about the new regulations related to visiting Canada.