Canada–Australia Consular Services Sharing Agreement

The Canada–Australia Consular Services Sharing Agreement (French: Entente de partage des Services consulaires Canada – Australie) is a bilateral agreement between the governments of Australia and Canada for each country to provide consular assistance to citizens of the other in situations which are from time to time agreed between the two countries.

[1] Missions in areas where only one country has developed diplomatic relations will provide consular services to both Canadian and Australian passport holders or citizens.

The agreement was renewed in 2001, with 14 Canadian posts[3] (mostly in West African and the Latin American countries[3]) and 13 Australian delegations (mainly in the South Pacific) where consular services are shared were specified.

Canada developed formal relations with Australia on 12 September 1939, and the two countries have cooperated in different ways, especially in trading and mobility of populations.

To take advantage of the relationship between two countries, Australia cooperates with New Zealand in multiple ways, with Trans-Tasman migration and connections being the most significant.

[6][8] This agreement was signed in 1973 and allowed the free flow of citizens between two countries, increasing the population of New Zealanders in major cities of Australia including Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane.

[9] The following information are provided based on details in the Canada-Australia Consular Service Sharing Agreement.

The responsible mission will issue their specific "Emergency Passports" to their citizens which will only in effect for limited time for the purpose of allowing them to return to their home countries.