The Consulate General of Italy in Toronto intends to appoint a new Honorary Vice Consul of Italy in London, to carry out functions of assistance in favour of Italian citizens and protection of Italian interests in the area of competence (the counties of Middlesex, Elgin, Huron, Oxford, Perth, in Ontario).
Honorary Consular Officials must reside in the territory where the Honorary Office is based (in this case, the counties of Middlesex, Elgin, Huron, Oxford, Perth) and must be well integrated into the local community.
Honorary Consular Officials are chosen “among persons, preferably of Italian nationality, who enjoy esteem and prestige and who give full confidence that they can adequately perform consular duties.” (Article 47(1) of Italian Presidential Decree No. 18 of 5 January 1967).
It is also advisable for candidates to have a good command of the Italian language.
Honorary Consular Officials are volunteers.
The conferment of an appointment to perform honorary consular duties does not constitute a public employment relationship, nor a subordinate employment relationship, but rather a relationship of voluntary service for the performance of honorary duties in favour of the Republic of Italy.
The position of Honorary Consular Official is entirely honorary and voluntary (no salary or other remuneration), any contributions paid by the State not being considered as remuneration.
The costs of running honorary consular offices are therefore primarily borne by the office holders themselves.
Those who, having the minimum requirements indicated below, are interested in applying, may send their Curriculum Vitae and a copy of a valid identity document (Italian or Canadian passport), accompanied by a short letter of motivation, by 10 March 2025, to toronto.info@esteri.it, specifying in the subject line: “Application for HVC London“.
Minimum requirements
- Be of legal age;
- As Italian regulations set forth an age limit at 70 years for Honorary consular officials to perform their functions, applicants of that age or older will not be considered;
- Legal residence in Canada, exclusively in the Counties of Middlesex, Elgin, Huron, Oxford, Perth (Ontario). For Canadian citizens: just send a copy of your Canadian passport and of your driver’s licence and indicate your residential address on your CV. For non-Canadian citizens: please, send a copy of your passport, of your PR Card and driver’s licence in addition to indicating your residential address in your CV;
- Adequate knowledge of Italian and English, written and spoken;
- For Italian citizens: registration with AIRE;
- Absence of pending charges or convictions of any kind, in Canada and in Italy.
Beware
Incompatibility:
According to Italian regulations, Honorary Consular Offices cannot be held by members of the Committees of Italians Abroad (Com.It.Es.), as well as by the Heads of “Patronato” and by those who belong to the managing bodies of recognized Italian schools (scuole italiane paritarie) or managing bodies/promoters of school initiatives (Enti Gestori/Promotori, list available on the Consulate’s website). In addition, Honorary Consular Offices cannot be held by members of governing bodies of Italian Chambers of Commerce abroad; nor by members of governing bodies of entities, private or public, that are also recipients of funding from the Republic of Italy.
Under Canadian laws, moreover, persons who are employed in government offices at any level (federal, provincial, or municipal), or who are part of a Crown corporation, or who are elected public officials cannot hold honorary consular offices.
Other useful information:
As this is not a competitive (concorsuale) or para-competitive (para-concorsuale) procedure, this Consulate General reserves the right to evaluate the applications received and to contact only those candidates who are deemed suitable for an exploratory interview, at the sole discretion of the Consulate itself, without the need for further communication to those whose applications are not deemed suitable.
Once a suitable candidate has been identified, the Consulate must forward his/her candidacy to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for further verification, as well as to the relevant Canadian Authorities.
The Consulate, in selecting candidates, is also required to assess that the professional activity carried out by the candidate does not pose the risk of a potential “conflict of interest” with the position of Honorary Vice Consul. It should be noted that “conflict of interest” does not refer to an actual behaviour but to a status (de facto and de jure), which may compromise the serenity of judgement of those who perform public functions, especially in terms of impartiality.
Processing of personal data:
By submitting your application, at this preliminary stage, you consent to the processing of your personal data solely for the purposes of the verifications that will be conducted by the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto to identify a suitable candidate for the position of Honorary Vice Consul in London. The entity in charge of data processing is the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto.