French Polynesia

Local services

Emergency services

In case of emergency, dial:

  • police: 17
  • medical assistance: 15
  • firefighters: 18

Consular assistance

There is no resident Canadian government office in French Polynesia. You can obtain consular assistance and further consular information from the Consulate General of Australia to French Polynesia, in Papeete, under the Canada-Australia Consular Services Sharing Agreement.

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Papeete - Consulate General of Australia
Street AddressSecond Floor, CCISM Building, Rue du Dr Cassiau, Papeete, Tahiti, 98713Postal AddressBP1841 Papeete 98713Telephone689 40 57 69 00Emailconsulate.papeete@dfat.gov.auInternethttps://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/french_polynesia-polynesie_francaise/papeete.aspx?lang=eng
Wellington - High Commission of Canada
Street AddressLevel 11, 125 The Terrace, Wellington 6011, New ZealandPostal AddressP.O. Box 8047, Wellington 6140, New ZealandTelephone+64 4 473-9577Emailwlgtn.consular@international.gc.caInternethttps://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/new_zealand-nouvelle_zelande/wellington.aspx?lang=engFacebookHigh Commission of Canada in New ZealandX (Twitter)Canada in New ZealandConsular district

American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna

For emergency consular assistance, call the Consulate General of Australia to French Polynesia, in Papeete, and follow the instructions. At any time, you may also contact the Emergency Watch and Response Centre in Ottawa.

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