One of the major requisite for the pensioners post their retirement from service, is to provide life certificates to the authorized pension disbursing agencies like Banks, Post offices etc., following which their pension is credited to their account. Consulate General of India, Toronto issues the Life Certificates to the pensioners after physical verification of the pensioner.
LIFE CERTIFICATE BY POSTAL MEANS - The Life Certificate requests may be sent by Post/Courier to the Consulate (365 Bloor St E #700, Toronto, ON M4W 3L4) along with required documents given below and self-addressed prepaid envelope for return of documents. For postal applications, applicants are requested to provide local whatsapp number for video call for verification purpose.
DROP-OFF FACILITY - Consulate has provided a drop-off facility for Life Certificates at – BLS Brampton ( 20 Gillingham Drive, Unit 701, Brampton, ON L6X 5A5) and CGI, Toronto (365 Bloor St E #700, Toronto, ON M4W 3L4 ) which may also be utilized by the Pensioners to get the Life Certificate issued. The applicants will be required to drop-off, in a sealed envelope, their duly filled in application forms (click here) in duplicate (providing local whatsapp number for video chat) along with copy of the passport, proof of address and self addressed pre-paid envelope of Canada Post or any courier company to facilitate return of the service documents. Life Certificate will be issued only after verification of the applicant through video chat.
CONSULAR CAMPS: Once in a year consulate organizes camps for issuance of Life Certificates at various places under its Consular jurisdiction. The information also get circulated well in advance in the consular website before the scheduled dates.
IN PERSON SERVICE AT CGI TORONTO-. Applicants are required to register on the link (click here) for this purpose. Applicants will be informed by email of a particular time to visit the Consulate to avoid unnecessary rush given the COVID-19 situation
For in-person attestation, documents required are – duly filled in updated application form (click here) in duplicate; original passport for verification purpose (which will be returned immediately after attestation on the spot).
Filled in application form ( Life Certificate) duly signed - to be submitted in duplicate.
For Indian passport holders– copy of passport and bring origional passport in person-service. Passport will be returned on the spot after verification
For Canadian passport holders– i) copy of passport and OCI card or equivalant Indian Government document 2) origional passport / OCI card / other document in person-service. All origional will be returned on the spot after verification Only.
Life Certificate for pension purposes is issued on gratis basis.
It is to be noted that in case Life Certificate is required for purposes other than pension, fee applicable is C$ 28 is for one seal & signature of the Consulate, if applicant needs seal & signature on more pages fee applicable will be C$ 28 x number of pages. This can be paid by bank draft/money order in favor of Consulate General of India, Toronto
No. It is the pensioner’s responsibility to dispatch the Life Certificate to the concerned authorities. Consulate has no role in this.