Philippine Embassy Ottawa: Fees and Appointments
Department of Foreign Affairs · consular
Quick answer
The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa runs by appointment only, booked at appointment.ottawape.org. A passport is CAD 93.00. Replacing a lost valid ePassport is CAD 286.75 all in, which is CAD 15.50 more than Vancouver and Toronto's component fees suggest.
Every figure on this page is from Philippine Embassy Ottawa's own published documents.
Last verified 3 sources, listed below
Passports1 · Legalization of Documents2 · General Information3. PHGuides is independent and not affiliated with DFA.
Ottawa does something the other two Canadian posts do not: it publishes the total the applicant actually pays, with the arithmetic shown. That turns out to matter, because the total is higher than Vancouver’s and Toronto’s component lists imply.
Passport fees, as all-in totals
| Service | Total | The Embassy’s own breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| New passport | CAD 93.00 | |
| Renewal of passport | CAD 93.00 | |
| Replacement of a lost valid ePassport | CAD 286.75 | 232.50 replacement + 38.75 Affidavit of Loss + 15.50 expedited notarization |
| Replacement of a lost brown, green or maroon passport | CAD 193.75 | 139.50 replacement + 38.75 Affidavit of Loss + 15.50 expedited notarization |
| Additional notarization for a sworn Affidavit of Philippine Citizenship | CAD 54.25 | 38.75 processing + 15.50 expedited notarization |
| Affidavit of explanation, reversion to maiden name or change of format | CAD 38.75 |
The CAD 15.50 the other posts leave out
The three Canadian posts charge the same underlying rates. Only Ottawa states what the bundle comes to.
| Vancouver and Toronto, as published | Ottawa, as published | |
|---|---|---|
| Lost valid ePassport, replacement | 232.50 | 232.50 |
| Affidavit of Loss | 38.75 | 38.75 |
| Expedited notarization of that affidavit | not listed | 15.50 |
| Total | 271.25 | 286.75 |
The gap is CAD 15.50, and it is not a different price. Ottawa treats expedited notarization of the Affidavit of Loss as part of replacing a lost passport and prints it; the Vancouver and Toronto schedules list the expedite fee separately, leaving the reader to know it applies.
Whether the other two posts also charge it is not something their pages say, so this guide does not claim they do. What it shows is that 271.25 is the wrong number to budget for at Ottawa, and 286.75 is the right one.
Requirement checklists for all three posts are in the passport renewal in Canada guide.
Appointment only
Every service at Ottawa is by appointment only, booked at appointment.ottawape.org. There is no walk-in route published, which puts Ottawa at the opposite end of the network from London, where walk-in is the normal way in and no appointment is offered at all.
The only clock the Embassy publishes is a warning rather than an opening time: the standard lunch hour is noon to 1:00 PM, when most businesses and government offices are closed for the break.
Who apostilles your Canadian document
Before a Canadian document reaches the Embassy, a provincial authority authenticates it. Ottawa names five.
| Province | Competent authority |
|---|---|
| Alberta | Ministry of Justice of Alberta |
| British Columbia | Ministry of Attorney General of British Columbia |
| Ontario | Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery of Ontario |
| Quebec | Ministere de la Justice du Quebec |
| Saskatchewan | Ministry of Justice and Attorney General of Saskatchewan |
Two carry restrictions the Embassy states explicitly. British Columbia’s authority can issue an apostille only for notarized documents issued in that Province, and Quebec’s carries the same limit, with its approvals described as being processed. A document notarized in Alberta and taken to the BC authority is therefore outside what that authority will act on.
The Philippine side of authentication is covered in the apostille and red ribbon guide.
What this page does not cover
Ottawa publishes no street address, no telephone number and no office hours on the pages read for this guide, so none appears above. It also publishes no visa fees, no civil registry fees and no processing times, and lists only five provinces for apostille, saying nothing about Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island or the territories.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I walk in to the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa?
- No. The Embassy states that all services are by appointment only, and directs applicants to book at appointment.ottawape.org. That is the opposite of the London post, which takes walk-ins with no appointment.
- How much is a Philippine passport in Ottawa?
- CAD 93.00 for a new passport and CAD 93.00 for a renewal, the same figure charged in Vancouver and Toronto.
- Why is the lost passport fee higher here than at the other Canadian posts?
- It is not a different fee, it is a fuller one. Ottawa publishes CAD 286.75 as the all-in total and shows its working: CAD 232.50 for the replacement, CAD 38.75 for the Affidavit of Loss and CAD 15.50 for expedited notarization of that affidavit. Vancouver and Toronto publish the first two components and leave the third out.
- What does replacing an older passport cost?
- CAD 193.75 all in for a lost brown, green or maroon passport, being CAD 139.50 for the replacement, CAD 38.75 for the Affidavit of Loss and CAD 15.50 for expedited notarization.
- What is the Affidavit of Philippine Citizenship fee?
- CAD 54.25, which the Embassy breaks down as CAD 38.75 for processing plus CAD 15.50 for expedited notarization. An affidavit of explanation for reversion to a maiden name or a change of format is CAD 38.75 on its own.
- Which Canadian authority issues an apostille on my document?
- It depends on the province, and the Embassy names five: the Ministry of Justice of Alberta; the Ministry of Attorney General of British Columbia; the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery of Ontario; the Ministere de la Justice du Quebec; and the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General of Saskatchewan.
- Are there restrictions on which documents a province will apostille?
- Yes, for two of them. The Embassy notes that British Columbia's competent authority can issue an apostille only for notarized documents issued in that Province, and says the same of Quebec, whose approvals it describes as being processed.
- Does the Embassy publish its address and office hours?
- Not on the pages read for this guide. The only timing note it gives is that the standard lunch hour is noon to 1:00 PM, when most businesses and government offices are closed. No street address or telephone number is printed here because none was read off the source.
More DFA guides
Sources
- Philippine Embassy Ottawa | Passports, retrieved
- Philippine Embassy Ottawa | Legalization of Documents, retrieved
- Philippine Embassy Ottawa | General Information, retrieved