Reviews of Sinclair Centre (Mall)

John Shredder

Nice and clean place. Good food court.

Abhishek Gulhane

Good place

Jude Knight

Passport place, Service Canada, passport picture place. Quiet and relaxing area, plus is a historic building

Robbert de Groot

Not much in this mall other than Leone and the Canadian passport office. It could be very nice but currently it is dead.

Charles Lee

Dying mall. Other than Leone, mostly federal government offices now. However still an architecturally beautiful building.

Isaac Hill

It's a mall that has old architecture

Hestia

I was here to get my first Canadian passport. I went around noon and was surprised that it wasn't too busy. I had to wait in line for about 5 minutes for the screening/ quick check. The officers were very nice and helpful. Then I got a number and waited another 15 minutes to get called again for the processing and payment. I got the passport in the mail in less that 2 weeks.

RilaKat (リラキャット)

Takes a long time to be seen

Xie Weiqing

Passport office here

Mandeep Singh Gujral

Great

Eric W

Majorly understaffed.

Sheri Hadley

I am sad to see that this historical building is not a big draw anymore. It would be great to see if they could bring something fun and exciting here.

Anders Falk

Good for passport enquirers and having keys cut

Jo Anne B

Easy access.. in and out of the passport office in record time!

Churknung Chan

Government passport and service canada office locate inside the centre. Staff are good service.

Richard Zampieri

(Translated) Clear and fast service. (Original) Atendimento claro e rápido.

Alan Charlton

Open again

Google User (M. B.)

Confusing place. Poor signage

Jeremy Arnie

The Sinclair Center housed a post office and now a shopping center with really high prices.

stephanie gaudreau

I was at a gov't office. Surprisingly it took less than 15 minutes to complete the task I was there to complete. I got fast efficient service

Julie S

The building is beautiful. Not many interesting stores though.

S Y

Limited shopping. Passport office. Heritage building. No food...have to go to waterfront center across street for food places.

kathryn “Kati” mather

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Anonymous One

Typical wait times for the passport office I'm assuming from the line movement. Only realized after 20 minutes that passport pickups don't need to wait in the 'regular' passport line-up. Be sure to walk up to the security desk and mention you're there for a pick up. I was in/out within 5 minutes after doing this

mozhgan bahadori

Best customer service ever. Very polite and knowledgeable staff, specially miss Caroline. Thank you.

Lluvia Navarro

Very efficient, helpful staff. Was in and out. Very quick

Winona Sammy

Very resourceful.

Ron Eggler

Super friendly and helpful staff at the passport office!

Nick B

Clean , friendly ( for a government office ) professional service.

Tam Sin

BEST PLACE FOR FOOD AND MORE. SUPER CLEAN GREAT PLACE.

TERRY GODLEY

Awesome!

Connor Lang

Renewed my passport here quickly and easily.

Sunny Day

Almost nobody there. It's like the mall that time forgot. However... In the men's bathroom, people get very friendly... I even had a stranger look under the stall at me. I can only guess that he was trying to be neighborly. There was one guy at the urinal for 15 minutes consecutively... I think he was setting a world record... From what I gather, this is a common occurrence in this mall. If ever there again, I will refrain from making use of the said restrooms, but... I wish them the best...

H BK

Revenue Canada doesn’t really exist there anymore

Sushrut Deshinge

Nice place. I visited Service Canada Centre. Busy place but service was excellent.

Joshawa Prozeller

Its clean and staff are very helpful but you should make an appointment before you go but there is walk in as well

Jazz Prasad Skold

This place is a Labyrinth, and if you don't walk easily like me, or have any other mobility disabilities this place is exhausting.

David Yule

Vancouver opulent shopping at it's best.

Chas Frazer

Lined up for an hour to get my passport

Vicky Shah

Got Assistance for Important Work

Marie MK

Perfume Shoppe. Love love ❤️. Always come away with the best quality perfume. Thank you

R. B.

Nice shopping center, there is a Canadian Passport Office in it if you need one or if you need it renewed.

Danilo S Abreu

Beautiful and historical place.

Mario Burgos

(Translated) Good (Original) Bien

Edmund Kropf

If you love Early Vancouver history or enjoy up scale shopping, Sinclair Centre is a must visit. Past and present elegantly fused in a coherent whole.

Vikas Jain

You can go to this center for getting the sin number. They staff is really helpful and you will get that in 15-20 mins depending on the rush.

Betty Gtz

Great place for quick shopping

Danny Ferreira

Passports :)

Dan Elfenson

Got a lot done here.

Jesse Code

The Sinclair centre is one of those architectural wonders that kind of takes you off guard. You go in to deal with the government and you kinda just stew in your own funk. Then you notice how beautiful the building is and the culture of the place overwhelms you.

Itamar Keren

The guards who work here are very nice and treat you well when you need to wait for a long time before the government offices open

Radovan Burdej

Terrible waiting time up to 1.5h every day . Was told to go to the other office on Broadway because there is no wait there. There was long line up too. Thanks for accurate information

Catalina Mariana Lungu

Passport office, photo shop, other stores and offices and a beautiful courtyard with tables and couches where anybody can go for the lunch break. Charming building too.

Nicholas John Ellan

Awful overpriced mall named after Margaret Trudeau's lazy father who never did anything. Avoid it like the plague.

Daniel Blackman

Parking meters are often broken and the parking enforcement guy knowingly visits frequently. If my meter eats a test-quarter then I call 311 to complain and they award 15 minutes, all that I need.

Trevor Opalinski

Horrible staff attitude

Aldo Gonzalez

(Translated) Very good views (Original) Vistas muy buenas

Clara Huang

Super friendly staff at the Canada Services. A corner of history, the building's interior is as beautiful as its outside.

d cat

Quiet and clean

Luis ANAYA

Beautiful Building

Darko Sarenac

An excellent venue for renewal of Canadian passports.

Lifestyle travels

Very clean location and super fancy shops

Vilnor C

Wow, this place is amazing. Like one of the heritage buildings in the City. Came here to renew my passport in Service Canada.

Richard Keith

Service Canada Centre, Passports, Immigration, EI, CPP, OAS. All services required for Federal Government, Applications, Questions etc. Do not take Security Answer, to your requirements of visit. They are only giving you a General Overall Explanation. Speak Directly to a Public Service Worker for your Factual Independent Right & Information pertaining to your Circumstantial Situation. Welcome to Canada, have a Great Day Eh !! Bon Voyage !!

Hywel Roberts

Excellent place to visit

Allana Kate

Beautiful place. I love it

JCA 616

Beware the indian guards, they will give you a hard time

Ofer Livni

Nice

Ivonne Vargas

The place is nice

Wuria Omar

I like the building it has a very beautiful architecture.

Jason M.

It's a quiet lack of foot traffic Centre. Some retail fronts are empty. Leone is closing soon. There is a fascinating clock bell in the center of the building though.

American “Doll” Girl

History preserved.

Alex Kwok

One of the most beautiful heritage building in the heart of Vancouver. Well maintained and super clean. Highly recommended.

Herman K

Decent mall.

Chintan Patel

Was good!

Soma Soma

Very slow service

Maria Novelo

Vancouver is amazing!!! ;-)

Orville Whitford

Nice

mariana aigner

(Translated) Very beautiful, nothing too much trouble! (Original) Muito bonito, mais nada demais demais!

Andrew

5 stars because it is usually calm in here. A good place to go, look at old architecture and have a relatively quiet sit down if timed right.

Charlz Dennis

Helpful

Creejedi Dubois

Helpful staff. Really try and assist your needs professionally and friendly.

Ryan Farnsworth

It's a mainly government office building.

Maria Mainart

Best place to kill time in downtown.

Louise

It was extremely quiet in the centre. Maybe some music playing would be good.

Dawn-Ann Schneider

Getting a passport, then this is the stop for you.. Fast service, helpful staff

Black Swan

Good place to study and relax.... So silent

Jerome Mpyisi

Nice place!

Valentina Trujillo

Great service. As usual!

J Pedersen

Not much here...

Calista Creado

Quick service and COVID-19 protocols followed well.

Carmelita Whitford

Very big

Michelle L

Got my passport here

debashis kayal

Guards are really helpful, and you get the SIN done in the same day, but being one of the central locations its very crowded for non apointment walkins. Go by 7.45 if u want your turn to come up within the hour of opening.

Liz Maciaszek

Perfume Shoppe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dan Degen

Very nice place. There is a Passport photo place right across from the services Canada place.

chinmak

Historic building housing government offices and some high end clothing boutiques. Well maintained. Underground connection to the Waterfront Skytrain station.

Paul Croes

Used to be a fun mall with food court. Now simply offices and some basic shops. Considering washrooms in the area are in short supply, great place for a pit stop.

Valeen Sentry

Excellent selection at the food fare, Dollarama,BC Liquor Store, Jewelry & Novelty Store's.

Tori Greening

Very helpful staff, easily accessible location near Waterfront.

Gurnoor Singh

A bit confusing but really love the old building and architecture.

Wendy Tangye

A shell of it's previous self

Jamie & Marla Richardson

Expensive stores

maria del carmen martinez cervantes

Good attention

Adam Hutt

Nothing like standing in line to talk to a disgruntled federal beaucrat

Thialisson Tavares

Very good service and quickly ????????????????????????

Tee Haynes

Nice building. The concrete floor they provide you to sit on while waiting for your passport is sensational

Bonnie Hanmore

Friendly service

Richard Jepson

I go here for UPS

Lucie Gagnon

(Translated) This is where we went to apply for a passport. We had to wait a long time before seeing an agent (90 minutes), but after all was very fast and we will receive our new passports in a week. The service was very courteous and in French (Original) C'est là où on est allés pour faire une demande de passeport. On a dû attendre longtemps avant de voir un agent (90 minutes), mais après tout a été très vite et on va recevoir nos nouveaux passeports dans une semaine. Le service a été très courtois et en français

Alberto Lopez

Couldn't do what I needed to do there but that's because of covid restrictions, I should have set an appointment.

Sueli Stulzer

(Translated) Amazing (Original) Maravilhoso

Alexandra Laviolette

This passport office is great. I'm from a small town on Vancouver Island and we definitely don't have a passport office there. I put my application in on a Thursday, not even 10 days later it was processed AND delivered to my house by regular mail. My parents on the island had to wait 3-6weeks for theirs to come!

Renato Rodrigues Martins

(Translated) Saw, I liked it, but that's enough. Nothing much. (Original) Vi, gostei, mas é suficiente. Nada de mais.

Erin Rozman

Beautiful.

Cong Harry

nice place

Daniel Szilagyi

Seems empty with few stores, I only went to the passport office honestly

Joel C

I'm sure it's great, if you're there for any other reason than passport renewal......

Dom ilicious

Nice clean mall, it was nice to be able to walk in the enclosed area. It contains many shops, store and a food court.

JOSEPH LUSIGNAN

Your life is so empty and you're very very good at lying about your true income or your very very rich then this is the most appropriate place for you be my guest and enjoy trying to feel like a million dollars while you have an amazing inability to care for the less fortunate just a small feeling of disdain surfaces if ever you're had to find yourself crossing the same path in line with the inevitable.

Ava J

Had to wait a long time for Service Canada. Building is very clean, well ventilated and good atmosphere.

Melanie Arabsky Ledger

Very helpful, good service!!

Mai Nguyen

they got good shopping and Canada passport service too,thank you google map plus navigation guild ..

vishwanath singh

Best place for sin number

Alexander Tumanov

Legacy building

Kirk Chantraine

Quite a nice little mall, in theory, but it's got no street presence and mediocre shops. I had to go in for UPS but stuck around to look at all the wonderful skylights, an old click, and nice atrium space.

Frederick Kwok

Washrooms are too far at corners, inconvenient.

Ross Avena

Service Canada and Passport Office inside Sinclair Center.

vanilla bratwurst

A simply adorable building

Leonid Vasylenko

(Translated) The service is decent (Original) Сервіс достойний

Cyrus Rivers

Relatively quiet. Crowds are small. Passport and Service Canada offices are here as well. Usually not as packed as other offices around Vancouver

Mahta

It was crowded but they were so friendly

Allan Burns

Great place!

ahmed alsunni

COVID protected fast service amazing bulding is so amazing love it big time if you ever around do visit it viva la bc city well done ????

Filiberto Serrano

Nice place

Pat McGrath

Come and see the cool old clock.

John Kurz

Limited shopping at this mall. I mostly use it as a pass through to transit.

Roberta Pichini

A quite place in downtown.

kenan ozbay

Charming, friendly. Clean

Virginia Dee

I didn’t go inside today but I did enjoy the beautiful architecture and memories I have here.

Dean Brooks

the inside of building is amazing there's ups outlet on lower level,

Natasha and-Jaxson

Dr Aaron is awesome

Dawn Benner

????

Chakravudh Poolthupya (Jak Poolthupya Channel)

It has free wifi, but I can't find a public washroom.

Zaayer Nasib

A decent food court is located in the basement

Carol Gardner

Passports and more.

Mr Induction Aka Golddenboy

The beautiful Sinclair building is one of Vancouver's landmarks it's a historical building as well as having shops inside for shopping but I just went there to renew my passport but that's not to say that it's not a beautiful building

Shanny Rann

Heritage building

Adolfo Andres Muñoz Enriquez

Beautiful place nice to see

Chris Burke

I had to come here for the 10 year VISA, I got lucky that no one was really there but then again I went asap on a work day for most. Strategic Planning :)

Vladimir M

Service Canada lines are always brutal. Nice place to shop though

Khushal Nandekar

Nice place, but ABBA plays on an endless loop from somewhere

shinkuu45

Not much in here

chebet hildah

All services in one place

Minal C.

Where all your shopping needs meet

Kal Jak

Talk about your downtown towers if inhadnt known that the Prime Minister justin trudeau mom was ms sinclair them perhaps I may not have worshipped at this altar or wealth and fabulous riches as much as I did. This is the building of one of western Canada's wealthiest individual pre 1970s

Lynda Marie Neilson

With government services in the building there should be wheelchair accessible parking available - not everyone drives a car - some people who use wheelchairs drive vans that cannot fit underground. Nor can they park next to the Train Station (Waterfront) or they will be towed. This lack of accommodation is really sad to see.

The Greatest Of All Time

I don't recall this place

Peter Carotenuto

This review is geared towards the passport office located inside. Staff is incredibly rude, overly serious, no Smiles, no thank yous, barely a please. I understand it's a passport office but I've never felt so uncomfortable and saddened by staff in a long time. Absolutely depressing experience, but I needed to get my passport in this is the closest location. note, no free parking of any kind nearby. There are like six free spots on Jervis + Cordova but it's still a 15-minute walk away

J. Carr

Eww

Thomas Anderson

Nostalgia

Greg Needham

Really helpful custodians.

Sidney Shapira

The Beautiful modern metal and glass structure is juxtaposed between two historic Downtown Vancouver warehouse buildings. It was one of many treasures we found in Downtown Vancouver, where at first, it appears that they must have torn everything old down to allow for all the glass towers. There is actually a beautiful balance of the old and new if you take the time to walk and look.

Robert Tremblay

Very aesthetic architectural layout smack in the downtown core of VANCOUVER. A great place to sit down in a very "cozy" chair to hold a telephone conversation or do online work. Facilities are extraordinarly kept clean. Houses major Goverment. offices.

Wilson Mah

Good place to go if you want to be alone.

Christopher Entereso

Not much inside. Decent path to the skytrain station if you're avoiding the weather.

Konstantin Miasnikov

pretty quick

Fabio Laudato

I was at the service canada and was treated great. All friendly and helpful

VEERA Yawson

Very good service. I went there to get registered for a SIN. I doubted of it will get to my turn since I got there around 3:20pm and there were so many people there. Luckily, i was called before it was even 4pm! Great service!

kevln bruneau

Useless for shopping Fantastic architecture of how the 5 buildings are connected.

Bj Woods

Live this building downtown. Great mix of old and new.

김예지

(Translated) Not bad. Like subway, I can choose by type, but I think I might be embarrassed at first. However, I think you should be good at source selection. I can make a little bit of Korean taste. Thanks to vegetables, healthy flavors and prices are also available. (Original) 나쁘지 않습니다. 서브웨이처럼 종류별로 선택 가능한데 처음 가면 당황할 수도 있을 것 같아요. 다만 소스 선택 잘 하셔야 할 것 같아요. 한국인 입맛엔 다소 짤 수 있습니다. 야채들 덕에 건강한 맛, 가격도 착합니다.

Denny Fok

Picked up my passport here. Took less than 5mins. Awesome.

Helena Yepes

Relaxing, clean

TheShirleychiang

Wonder if I have ever visited all shops?

Wayne Magill

I went to Service Canada office. The people working there were very nice and very helpful.They helped me get some documents through the use of their computers.They helped me set up an account that I needed, to access the information. They also helped me print this information off. I had been told at another office that I could only get this information by having it mailed to me. After 4 months of running around and getting nothing I finally had someone at the government do something for me.

Tin Ng

Nice heritage building with shops and restaurants

Brian Ch

Alright mall

Rosario Arrazola

(Translated) Safe and fast !!! (Original) Seguro y rapido!!!

Brandon Garcia

Awesome

Jeremy CPG

It's an office building with some retail

Philip Adedeji

Nice place for your shopping

Victoria S

Went to get Passport renewal. Get there in the morning. Less wait time. Not much else to see there.

Jessica Chien

Passport office and Service Canada are located at the lower mall level.

Jean Luc Deschamps

You can get your passport here

Salma M

The staff was amazing did my papers so fast. I had an appointment so I went smoothly ????

Jmouse Vancouver

Not much there but it looks very cool inside. Great place to eat lunch.

Anthony Michael

Very smooth process, in and out in under 15 minutes.

Prudhvi Kuchimanchi

❤️

joshua beauchamp

It's could be better

David Phipps

It's now a government office

Rachael Brown

I’ve had to come to the Sinclair center on three occasions now and every time everyone has been nice. Today I finally got my permanent residency which was a big day for me and was celebrating. I asked a member of staff if I could have a photo with the flag to which he replied yes. I then had an African man come out of nowhere yelling at my face that I can’t take photos. He shouted at me several times as well as my husband despite apologizing and telling him we asked were told we could do so. Perhaps if there is a no photo rule you should have bigger signs?? And this member of staff seriously needs an attitude adjustment and needs to learn how to talk to people appropriately!! He should be ashamed of himself, his treatment of people was absolutely disgusting!!

Layton Maloney

There is no food or coffee here. But it is a beautiful building, and the Service Canada staff are really nice.

Rainer Regensburg

Huge

Bob Mcwhinnie

What a waste in government money.

Wayne Scott

Must see if visiting Vancouver.

Mely Cali

(Translated) We are getting to know each other and learning (Original) Andamos conocienso y aprendiendo

Adnan Khan

Shopping Mall Passport Office

Wong Karrie

The staff was very nice when applying for the certificate, thumbs up!

Trevor Brown

Must have registered on my maps timeline as I was walking by to the waterfront station. I have not stepped inside since I had my passport done there ten years ago. Unless i was there for something else. I might remember later. All in all, friendly respectful fellow visitors and others at the building.

J Mann

L2 cafe has great Italian food.

Steve Croan

Only went to Service Canada, surprisingly quick service considering workload, very polite and very helpful. Made Government offices look good.

Young C

Loved it.

William Carter

Long waits and the guards can hardly speak English

Bill McGowan

Beautiful place

Nina Bahrami

I met the friendliest and coolest security person there and I love how classic and chic this place is

Donald Mak

It's pretty sad place in midst of the pandemic. Leone finally closed down after decades of time there. The offices are close and the whole building is very quiet. Parking is at $4.25 for half an hour. It is cheaper to park on the street.

Max Baron-Veale

Beautiful, airy building with very friendly and helpful security

Warrant

One of the few remaining heritage buildings downtown saved to keep giving into the future. The main vendor here is the Government of Canada passport office, always busy and full of people. Go early and save lots of time, opens at 7am most days, grab a Starbucks and wait your turn.

Yukako Suzuki

A bit difficult which is where depending on which entrance you use. Clean environment.

Subrata Chakrabarti

This is a heritage building in downtown Vancouver. There are shops and offices in the building which serves as a small mall. Most notably, the Passport Office is here in the Lower mall. The Passport Office is well organized. There are staff that help people to be in the right lanes and windows. This saves time for people who come here once in five or ten years. I was quite impressed with the help I got.

Ky A

Love this building. When I have to wait in line for last minute passports, I don't even mind. The architecture is awesome. I love the giant old clock.

Jae hyun Cho

(Translated) This is a clean shopping mall. There are many luxury goods. It's worth seeing. It's not cheap. (Original) This is a clean shopping mall. There are many luxury goods. 볼만해요. 싸지는 않아요.

Nazneen Zaman

Very good

Carlos René Suárez

Awesome

Paul Hulme

Well it's a Great Place to Shop, it's a bit Pricey But the way it's built with the walkways and different levels to explore makes it a Interesting Building to Shop and Visit ❤

Natalia Martinez

(Translated) Uninteresting. There's hardly anything inside. (Original) Poco interesante.Apenas hay nada dentro.