Taiwan earthquake: What Canadians should do [Video]

The federal government is offering advice to Canadians in Taiwan, where a major earthquake killed at least nine people.

Canadian citizens in Taiwan should first register with Global Affairs Canada, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly advised in a post on X on Wednesday.

The government says the free service enables Canadians to receive important information about an emergency abroad, a personal emergency at home, a natural disaster or civil unrest. All personal information obtained is kept confidential, it added.

Those who need consular assistance should contact the 24-7 Emergency Watch and Response Centre.

To request emergency consular assistance, Canadians can email [email protected] or submit their information through a contact form online.

Global Affairs Canada notes it doesn’t deal with questions about Canadian visas or immigrating to Canada, which are handled by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.