issue you an emergency travel document if you are in urgent, proven need and are stranded in a foreign country
issue you a temporary passport if you are in urgent, proven need and are waiting to receive a regular passport
help in a medical emergency by offering you appropriate assistance and providing you with an accurate and up-to-date list of local registered physicians and health care facilities
help you arrange for a medical evacuation and safe transfer, including liaison with service providers, if necessary treatment is not available locally
provide assistance in cases of missing persons or the abduction of a Canadian child to another country
contact your next of kin, with your authorization, if you have had an accident
In cases of robbery, sexual assault or other violent crime:
provide you with contact information on local police and medical services
help you find support to deal with the emotional, social, medical and legal consequences of a crime
assist in contacting relatives or friends
put you in contact with counselling services
assist in meeting your basic safety needs
engage with local authorities regarding a criminal investigation and the laying of charges
inform you of your eligibility to apply for emergency financial assistance through the Victims Fund, administered by Justice Canada
Consular officials cannot:
coordinate and pay for search-and-rescue efforts to locate missing Canadians
pay for air ambulance or other aeromedical services
investigate a crime or death or intervene in a local police investigation