UK help and services in Canada
Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in Canada. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and Canada.
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Emergency help for British nationals
Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.
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British Consulate-General Calgary
The British Consulate-General in Calgary represents the UK government in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
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British Consulate-General Montreal
The British Consulate-General in Montreal represents the UK government in Quebec.
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British Consulate-General Toronto
The British Consulate-General in Toronto represents the UK government in Ontario.
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British Consulate-General Vancouver
The British Consulate-General in Vancouver represents the UK government in British Columbia, Yukon and Northwest Territories.
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British High Commission Ottawa
The British High Commission in Canada maintains and develops relations between the UK and Canada.
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Canada – Prisoner Pack
Explanation of the legal and prison system to British nationals
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Compensation for victims of terrorist attacks abroad
Compensation for terrorist attacks abroad - eligibility, acts of terrorism covered, application form, helpline
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Compensation if you're a victim of crime abroad
If you're a UK resident and have been injured because of a violent crime abroad, you can usually apply for compensation
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Get help if you're a victim of crime abroad
Contact the nearest British embassy, high commission, consulate or the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London to get help if you're the victim of crime abroad
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Help if you're arrested abroad
Find out what the Foreign and Commonwealth Office can do to help if you or someone you know is arrested abroad.
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Rape and sexual assault abroad: returning to the UK
Information for British nationals affected by rape or sexual assault abroad, including how to access medical treatment and legal advice in the UK.
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What to do if you’re affected by a crisis overseas
Advice for British nationals affected by crises abroad, including terrorist attacks, natural disasters and major political unrest, and information on what help the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) can provide.
Passports and emergency travel documents
Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.
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Apply for or renew a British passport if you're visiting the UK
You can apply for or renew a British passport while you're visiting the UK - as long as you expect to be in the UK for long enough
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Cancel a lost or stolen passport
What you need to do if your passport has been lost or stolen and you need to travel urgently - emergency travel document and replacement passport.
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Get an emergency travel document
Apply for an emergency travel document if you're outside the UK and have not got a valid British passport - apply online, how to apply, fee, timings
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Overseas British passport applications
Renew, replace or apply for an adult or child British passport if you’re living abroad or working overseas - forms, prices, how long it takes
Travelling to Canada
Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.
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Canada travel advice
Latest travel advice for Canada including safety and security, entry requirements, travel warnings and health
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Getting married abroad
Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees
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Reduce your risk from terrorism while abroad
How to minimise your risk and what to do in the event of a terrorist attack.
Coming to the UK
Get a visa to study, work or visit the UK.
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Check if you need a UK visa
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
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Contact UK Visas and Immigration about your application
How to contact UK visas and immigration (UKVI) from inside and outside the UK.
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Get your visa, immigration or citizenship documents back
Get your documents returned if you've made a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application but need them back urgently
Living in Canada
How to access healthcare, get a document legalised, lists of lawyers and how to vote abroad.
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Canada travel advice
Latest travel advice for Canada including safety and security, entry requirements, travel warnings and health
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Canada – List of Lawyers
List of English speaking lawyers and translators/interpreters
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Get your document legalised
Use the online service to get a UK document legalised
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Living in Canada
Official information British people moving to and living in Canada need to know, including residency, healthcare and driving.
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Support for British nationals abroad: A guide
This guide highlights some of the main ways you can help yourself stay safe abroad and what help the FCO can provide.
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UK benefits if you're going or living abroad
Find out what benefits you might be able to receive while you're abroad and how to export them from the UK or claim them while abroad
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Voting if you move or live abroad
How to vote if you move or live abroad, including eligibility and registration
Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad
Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.
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Claiming benefits if you live, move or travel abroad
Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK
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Moving or retiring abroad
What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council
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National Insurance if you go abroad
Contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to find out if you need to pay National Insurance when you work abroad
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State Pension if you retire abroad
How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
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Tax credits if you leave or move to the UK
Tax credits if you live abroad, go travelling, are a cross-border worker or subject to immigration control
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Tax on foreign income
Find out whether you need to pay UK tax on foreign income - residence and ‘non-dom’ status, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice (including certificates of residence)
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Tax on your UK income if you live abroad
Find out whether you need to pay tax on your UK income while you're living abroad - non-resident landlord scheme, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice, personal allowance of tax-free income, form R43
Birth, death and marriage abroad
Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.
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Canada Bereavement Pack/Information
Information to assist those bereaved following the death of a British national in Canada.
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Getting married abroad
Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees
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Register a birth abroad
Parents must register the birth in the country where the child was born - find out if you can also register the birth in the UK
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Surrogacy overseas
Information for British nationals who are considering entering into surrogacy arrangements in foreign countries.
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What to do after someone dies
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad
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What to do when someone dies: step by step
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and manage financial issues.
News and events
Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in Canada.
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Canada and the UK
Updates, news and events from the UK government in Canada
Trade and invest
Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in Canada.
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Department for International Trade Canada
DIT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Canada, and Canadian companies set up and invest in the UK.
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Overseas Business Risk - Canada
The Overseas Business Risk report provides information on security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Canada
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Set up a business
What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits
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UK Science and Innovation Network in Canada
The Science and Innovation Network (SIN) plays an important role in encouraging prosperity and growth by fostering international scientific cooperation.
British embassy or high commission
Includes contact details, opening hours and consular fees and local services.
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British Consulate-General Calgary
The British Consulate-General in Calgary represents the UK government in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
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British Consulate-General Montreal
The British Consulate-General in Montreal represents the UK government in Quebec.
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British Consulate-General Toronto
The British Consulate-General in Toronto represents the UK government in Ontario.
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British Consulate-General Vancouver
The British Consulate-General in Vancouver represents the UK government in British Columbia, Yukon and Northwest Territories.
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British High Commission Ottawa
The British High Commission in Canada maintains and develops relations between the UK and Canada.
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Canada – Consular Fees
Details of consular fees for Canada.
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Notarial and documentary services guide for Canada
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British High Commission in Canada.