Greetings from the Consul General
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Welcome to the website of the German Consulate General in Vancouver!
The geographic area of responsibility of the Consulate General covers the whole of West Canada: the provinces British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, as well as the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. It comprises approx. 27 % of the population and 41 % of the surface area of Canada. This is more than 10 times as large as the Federal Republic of Germany. In the exercise of its responsibilities in this vast area, the Consulate General is supported by Honrorary Consuls in Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon and Prince George.
Historically, the relations between West Canada and Germany are close. Starting in the 19th century, a great number of Germans have immigrated to West Canada. As second largest immigrant group, Germans have contributed considerably to the development of this part of Canada. Even today, German immigrants come to Canada with its continuing high demand for skilled workers and well-trained experts. The natural beauties of West Canada attract more and more German tourists.
The main task of the Consulate General is to maintain and further promote the existing close relations between Germany and West Canada in all areas - trade, business, science, education and culture. This includes support of partnerships between schools, universities or other institutions in Germany and Canada. Nothing can replace, however, the direct contact between people of both countries. For this purpose, a special German-Canadian programme has been created, the "Youth Mobility Agreement". For young adults of both countries, this programme greatly facilitates travelling to the other country for a period of up to one year. Participants enjoy great freedom in arranging their stay in the foreign country: getting to know country and people by touristic travel, seeking employment or training. You can find detailed information on this website. Please have a look!
The second main task of a Consulate General is to provide consular services such as issuing passports, granting visa, matters of nationality, legalisations and many more. You can find detailed information on consular and legal matters also on this website.
Before coming to the Consulate General in a consular matter, I recommend that you closely study this information, thereby possibly sparing yourself repeated visits. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the competent members of the Consulate General, either by phone or through our contact page.
With this website, we also wish to help all those seeking information on Germany and the German-Canadian relations. I hope very much that the information and the links we have put together on this site can be of help to you as a launch pad for further research. Sepcifically, those who are interested in cultural events with a relationship to Germany will find our calendar of culture events useful. If you have additions or improvements to suggest, please contact us.
