How can Canadian consular officials help?
Consular officials in Ottawa and abroad can take measures to help locate persons travelling or living overseas and ensure they are put in touch with their families in Canada. Please note that we cannot coordinate or pay for search-and-rescue efforts to locate missing Canadians. Please note that we cannot coordinate or pay for search-and-rescue efforts to locate missing Canadians. If someone is simply out of touch, the nearest Canadian government office abroad will seek assistance from local officials to locate that person. However, if someone cannot be located, and there are concerns about that person’s well-being, the family will be asked to file a missing person report with the appropriate Canadian police force, which will then use Interpol channels to request foreign police cooperation.
