| Every year, millions of Canadians travel outside the | | | | to provide your family or friends with a travel schedule |
| country for business and personal activities. Most trips | | | | and your contact details while traveling, as well as the |
| result in a memorable travel experience; however, | | | | emergency number for Foreign Affairs and |
| there are times when unexpected troubling events | | | | International Trade Canada ((613) 996-8885 outside |
| occur. When an alarming incident does occur in | | | | Canada; 1 800 267-6788 or (613) 944-6788 in Canada). |
| another country, it can often be a stressful and | | | | Consular officials can help Canadians with such issues |
| frightening time. Fortunately, there are places | | | | as evacuation from a war zone, civil unrest, or a |
| Canadians can turn to for help. | | | | natural disaster. They will also give travelers a list of |
| When Canadians plan to travel out of the country, | | | | hospitals and local doctors in the event of a medical |
| they are able to get assistance in more than 150 | | | | emergency, assist with legal issues that includes |
| countries at more than 260 offices. There are | | | | providing a list of local lawyers and local laws, provide |
| Consular offices that offer services 24 hours a day, 7 | | | | assistance for victims of a crime such as a mugging, |
| days a week. The Consular staff is trained to provide | | | | and help locate abducted children and missing persons. |
| Canadian citizens with helpful aid for an extensive | | | | It is recommended that travelers purchase travel |
| range of travel issues. Canadians traveling outside of | | | | insurance to make sure they are protected in an |
| Canada can get in touch with the closest Canadian | | | | emergency such as a medical emergency. Consular |
| Government office or call the DFAIT's Operations | | | | officials will also contact next of kin, replace expired, |
| Centre. The DFAIT not only provides consular | | | | stolen, or lost passports, notarize documents, and |
| services, but it also services other government | | | | provide a limited translation service. Some of these |
| departments and agencies which includes the Public | | | | services will require a service fee. If you find yourself in |
| Health Agency of Canada, Canada Border Services | | | | a difficult situation in a place where the Canadian |
| Agency, Passport Canada, Citizenship and Immigration | | | | Government does not have an office, you should look |
| Canada, and the Department of National Defence. | | | | for another country's office such as the United States, |
| If you plan to travel abroad, it is important to find out | | | | Australia, or Britain. To make sure you are protected, |
| the location of Government of Canada offices in the | | | | you should register with a Canadian Government |
| countries you plan to visit and make sure you keep the | | | | office before departure. |
| contact information with you when traveling. Located | | | | Because you do not always know what to expect |
| on the Consular Affairs website, the Global Issues and | | | | when you travel to another country, it is important that |
| Country Travel Reports section has the most current | | | | you know what to do in case of an emergency. Being |
| information on the safety and security conditions, | | | | equipped with the right information will make any |
| health issues, and entry and visa requirements for over | | | | emergency much less stressful and easier to resolve. |
| 200 travel destinations. Before you travel, it is important | | | | |