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Canadian Embassy in Lima

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Overview

Canada runs the Andes on the cross-accreditation model: the embassy at Calle Bolognesi 228 in Miraflores is formally the Embassy of Canada to Peru — and, as the GC's own pages state plainly, cross-accredited to Bolivia, where Canada keeps only an Embassy Program Office in La Paz focused on international assistance and local consular help. Decisions live in Lima; La Paz is the local touchpoint. The embassy's calendar is sliced with Canadian precision: general hours split around a lunch break Monday to Thursday, Friday mornings only, consular and passport windows on four mornings, and notarial services exactly one morning a week — Wednesdays — with everything by appointment. Around the clock sits the standard Canadian promise: emergency consular assistance 24/7. The bilateral relationship runs deep in mining above all — Canadian companies are among the largest foreign investors in Peruvian mining — alongside a free-trade agreement in force since 2009 and direct Air Canada flights linking Lima with Toronto.

Visa Services

Canadian visas and eTAs are processed through IRCC's centralized channels rather than over an embassy counter — applications run online or through the region's visa application centre network, and the embassy's pages route applicants accordingly. Entry requirements for Canada differ by nationality and purpose; Peruvian travellers generally require a visitor visa or, for air transit and eligible cases, the appropriate IRCC authorization — confirm your case on IRCC's official channels before booking.

Consular Services

Canadian citizens in Peru and Bolivia are served from Lima: passports and citizenship services on the Mon-Thu morning windows, notarial services Wednesdays, registrations and assistance by appointment through the consular email. In Bolivia, the La Paz Program Office provides local consular assistance under Lima's accreditation. Emergency consular assistance answers 24/7 through Global Affairs Canada's standing arrangements.

Trade & Export Support

Mining anchors the relationship — Canadian firms are among the largest foreign investors in Peru's mining sector — under the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement in force since 2009, alongside financial services, agri-food and clean-technology trade. The embassy's trade commissioner service supports companies in both markets, with the Bolivia file managed from the same post.

Cultural & Educational Programs

Canadian-Peruvian exchange runs through scholarships and academic mobility, francophone as well as anglophone programming, and development cooperation managed regionally — with the La Paz Program Office carrying the assistance portfolio for Bolivia.

Service Area

The embassy is accredited to Peru and cross-accredited to Bolivia. The Embassy of Canada (Program Office) in La Paz provides international-assistance programming and local consular assistance under Lima's accreditation.

Appointment Information

All services by appointment: general hours Mon-Thu 08:00-12:30 and 13:15-17:00, Friday 08:00-12:30; consular and passport windows Mon-Thu 08:30-12:00; notarial services Wednesdays 09:00-12:00. Switchboard +51 1 319 3200; consular matters to limacs@international.gc.ca.

Special Notes

Notarial services run one morning a week — Wednesdays — so plan document work around it. Canadians in Bolivia: the La Paz Program Office is your local contact, with files decided in Lima. Emergency consular assistance is available 24/7 through the standard Global Affairs channels.

Frequently asked questions

Do Peruvians need a visa to visit Canada?

Generally yes — Peruvian passport holders require a Canadian visitor visa (or the appropriate IRCC authorization for eligible transit cases), processed through IRCC's online channels and the regional visa application centre network rather than over an embassy counter. Confirm your specific case on IRCC's official channels before booking.

Which Canadian post covers Bolivia?

This one — the GC states plainly that the Embassy of Canada to Peru is cross-accredited to Bolivia. Canada keeps an Embassy Program Office in La Paz for international assistance and local consular help, but the accredited post and its decisions sit in Lima.

When can I get notarial services at the embassy?

Wednesdays only, 09:00-12:00, by appointment — the narrowest window on the embassy's finely sliced calendar. Consular and passport services run Monday to Thursday mornings, 08:30-12:00, also by appointment.

How do Canadians get help in an emergency in Peru or Bolivia?

Emergency consular assistance is available 24/7 through Global Affairs Canada's standing arrangements — start with the consular email limacs@international.gc.ca or the switchboard +51 1 319 3200 during hours; in Bolivia the La Paz Program Office is the local contact.

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