Marrying and Sponsoring a French Citizen is the same process, no matter where they live. Learn more about sponsorship:

Marrying 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 Réunion from Canada

Dial 011 – 262 – 262 or 692 – local number, where

• 011 is the exit code for Canada
• 262 is the country code for Réunion
• the second 262 is the landline code for Réunion
• 692 is the cellular code for Réunion

 

Calling Canada from Réunion

Dial 00 – 1 – area code – local number, where

• 00 is the international dialing code and acts as the exit code for all French territories
• 1 is the country code for Canada

List of Area Codes in Canada

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

Réunion is on Mauritius / Seychelles time (GMT+4). Due to its position, Réunion does not observe Daylight Saving Time.

Canadian Time Zone	# of Hours Réunion is Ahead	# of Hours during DST
Pacific (BC, Yukon)	12 hours	11 hours
Mountain (Alberta, western Nunvaut, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan)	11 hours	10 hours
Saskatchewan	10 hours	10 hours
Central (Manitoba, Northwest Territories, central Nunavut, northwestern Ontario)	10 hours	9 hours
Eastern (most of Ontario, most of Quebec)	9 hours	8 hours
Atlantic (Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, eastern Quebec)	8 hours	7 hours
Newfoundland	7.5 hours	6.5 hours

 

Emergency Information for Canadians in Réunion

Canada does not operate a diplomatic mission in Réunion. The closest mission is the Consulate in Madagascar. Because Réunion is a French territory, the Embassy in Paris is another important point of contact.

Consulate of Canada in Antananarivo Immeuble Fitaratra Ankorondrano Antananarivo 101 Madagascar Telephone: (261) 20 22 397 37 Fax: No Fax Email: [email protected] Website: No Website	View Larger Map
Embassy of Canada in Paris 35 Montaigne Avenue 75008 Paris France Telephone: 33 (0)1 44 43 29 00; 33 (0)1 44 43 29 02 Fax: 33 (0)1 44 43 29 86 E-mail: [email protected] Website: france.gc.ca	View Larger Map

The Canadian Government provides travel alerts – giving security, health, weather and other information to Canadians – for countries and territories around the world. However, they do not provide this service for Réunion at this time. Before traveling to Réunion, you should check with the Government in case there is a problem in the region.

 

Sponsoring Your Réunionese Spouse to Come to Canada

The sponsorship process is long and can be difficult.  To learn more about it, click the button below?

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