Marrying and Sponsoring a French Polynesian
Listen to this articleMarrying and Sponsoring a French Citizen is the same process, no matter where they live. Learn more about sponsorship:
| See our page on Marrying a French Citizen |
Calling French Polynesia from Canada
Dial 011 – 689 – local number, where
- 011 is the exit code for the North American Numbering Plan
- 689 is the country code for French Polynesia
- French Polynesia does not use area codes
Calling Canada from French Polynesia
Dial 00 – 1 – area code of Canada – local number
- 00 is the international calling code for most countries outside of North America
- 1 is the North American country code
List of Canadian Area Codes
| Province | Code | Province | Code |
| Alberta | 403 / 587 (southern Alberta)
587 / 780 (central and northern Alberta) |
Nunavut | 867 |
| BC | 236 / 250 / 778 (majority of BC)
236 / 604 / 778 (Metro Vancouver) |
Ontario | 226 / 519 (southwestern Ontario)
249 / 705 (northeastern Ontario) 289 / 365 / 905 (Greater Toronto Area) 343 / 613 (eastern Ontario) 416 / 647 (Toronto) 807 (northwestern Ontario) |
| Manitoba | 204 / 431 | PEI | 782 / 902 |
| New Brunswick | 506 | Quebec | 418 / 581 (eastern Quebec)
438 / 514 (Montreal) 450 / 579 (Greater Montreal) 819 / 873 (remainder of Quebec) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 709 | Saskatchewan | 306 / 639 |
| Northwest Territories | 867 | Yukon | 867 |
| Nova Scotia | 782 / 902 |
Time Difference
Because it is spread out across a large stretch of the Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia has three time zones:
- Tahiti and the Society Islands, Tuamotu and the Austral and Bass Islands are on Hawaii Time (GMT-10)
- the Marquesas Islands have their own special time zone (GMT-9:30)
- the Gambier Islands are on Alaska Time (GMT-9)
French Polynesia does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
| Canadian Time Zone | # of Hours Tahiti is Behind | # of Hours during DST | # of Hours Marquesas Islands are Behind | # of Hours during DST | # of Hours Gambier Islands are Behind | # of Hours during DST |
| Pacific (BC, Yukon) | 2 hours | 3 hours | 1.5 hours | 2.5 hours | 1 hour | 2 hours |
| Mountain (Alberta, western Nunvaut, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) | 3 hours | 4 hours | 2.5 hours | 3.5 hours | 2 hours | 3 hours |
| Saskatchewan | 4 hours | 4 hours | 3.5 hours | 3.5 hours | 3 hours | 3 hours |
| Central (Manitoba, Northwest Territories, central Nunavut, northwestern Ontario) | 4 hours | 5 hours | 3.5 hours | 4.5 hours | 3 hours | 4 hours |
| Eastern (most of Ontario, most of Quebec) | 5 hours | 6 hours | 4.5 hours | 5.5 hours | 4 hours | 5 hours |
| Atlantic (Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, eastern Quebec) | 6 hours | 7 hours | 5.5 hours | 6.5 hours | 5 hours | 6 hours |
| Newfoundland | 6.5 hours | 7.5 hours | 6 hours | 7 hours | 5.5 hours | 6.5 hours |
Emergency Information for Canadians in French Polynesia
Consulate of Canada in TahitiPetropol Central Office Post Address: Telephone: 689 468 853 |
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Embassy of Canada in Wellington125 The Terrace Postal Address: Telephone: 64 (4) 473-9577 |
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