Canadians abroad – Canucks in China

Here are some important phone numbers that hopefully you do not need, but are good to have handy if you ever do. Local Chinese Emergency Numbers These are the local Chinese emergency numbers, equivalent to our 911, except there are different ones depending on the service you need. police: 110 ambulance/medical assistance: 120 fire: 119 roadside assistance: 112 Canadian Consular Emergency Assistance During business hours (around 8:30/9pm- 4/5pm Monday-Friday), the Canadian government recommends you contact the nearest Canadian consulate for emergency consular assistance. Embassy of Canada in Beijing: +86 (10) 5139-4000. Consulate General of Shanghai: Emergency number (toll-free from Shanghai): 10-800-140-0125 Consulate General of Canada Guangzhou: +86 (20) 8611-6100 Consulate General of Canada Chongqing: +86 (23) 6373-8007 Outside of normal business hours, you may contact the 24/7 Emergency Watch and Response Centre in Ottawa It can be reached by either calling this number collect: 1(613) 996-8885 sending an SMS to this number: 1(613)-209-1233 filling out this emergency contact form or emailing: sos@international.gc.ca. Registering as Canadians Abroad Registering as a Canadian abroad is a free service from the government of Canada for Canadians traveling or living abroad. By registering, you will receive updates of any changing situations/emergencies/disasters/civil unrest, either in China or at home. It takes about a minute to fill out your contact info and can be a good idea, especially in 2020. Here is the Government of Canada site to register.