Rant: No Singapore Embassy In Toronto!

April 22 2006, 4:14pm

As I’ve reviewed previously, I was born in Singapore and lived 11 years of my life there. I am currently a dual citizen shared between Singapore and Canada and I really needed to get some things done with a Singaporean Embassy. My search for it revealed the bitter truth - only 1 Singaporean embassy exist in all of Canada! Which cities are internationally known in Canada? Most people would agree that Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal all come to mind. My research showed that Singapore used to have embassies in both Toronto and Vancouver but the Toronto branch had been closed down for a while now. The nearest embassy to my location is now located in New York! What’s stopping me from going to New York? That’s not the point because of the sheer inconvenience. But if I were to go to New York now that the borders between Canada and United States have tightened regulations, I would have to get my passports in order first. More delay! This is just a rant, so you can ignore it. But if you are Singaporean-Canadian or know of any who have had the same problem as me. Do you have any advice? Much appreciated!