The Canadian Consulate is located on the 19th floor of Jumeirah Emirates Towers (Business Tower), Sheikh Zayed Road, serving Canadian citizens across Dubai and the northern emirates. Benchmark handles the separate job of getting Canadian documents attested for use in the UAE, from our Oud Metha office.
The consulate's general working hours are 8am to noon and 1pm to 3pm, Sunday to Thursday, with passport and notarial services specifically available 8am to 11am, Sunday to Thursday — a narrower window worth knowing before you plan a visit.
It handles consular matters for Canadian citizens, a separate function from document attestation for UAE use.
Since Canada joined the Hague Apostille Convention in January 2024, Global Affairs Canada issues an apostille — but UAE authorities typically still require UAE Embassy Ottawa attestation and MOFA Dubai on top.
Some provinces (BC, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan) need provincial authentication before the apostille stage. Benchmark manages this full route — see our Canada Certificate Attestation page.
Passport services and notarial acts for Canadian citizens go through the consulate directly, within its specific service hours.
Document attestation — degrees, marriage certificates, RCMP police clearance, corporate documents — is what Benchmark coordinates, since the consulate doesn't provide this legalisation service.
Passport and notarial services run 8am to 11am, Sunday to Thursday, narrower than the consulate's general hours.
Not fully — UAE ministries still typically require UAE Embassy Ottawa attestation and MOFA Dubai on top of the Global Affairs Canada apostille.
BC, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan currently require provincial authentication first.
No, only the hard-copy version can be attested.
Typically 3-5 weeks across notary, provincial, federal and UAE Embassy stages.
