List of diplomatic missions of Canada
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Canada has an extensive diplomatic network maintained by Global Affairs Canada.
This listing does not include trade missions and honorary consulates.
Overview
As a Commonwealth country, Canada's diplomatic missions in the capitals of other Commonwealth countries are referred to as High Commissions (as opposed to embassies). Canada has diplomatic and consular offices (including honorary consuls that are not included in this list) in over 270 locations in approximately 180 foreign countries.
Under the terms of the Canada–Australia Consular Services Sharing Agreement, the two countries provide consular services to each other's citizens at a number of locations around the world. At this time, there are 19 locations where Canadian offices provide consular services to Australians, and 12 other cities where Canadians can obtain consular services from Australian offices. In an emergency, Canadians can also seek assistance from British offices around the world if there is no resident Canadian office.
The province of Quebec has its own Ministry of International Relations (French: Ministère des Relations internationales) and a network of 33 offices in 18 countries "to promote and defend Québec's interests internationally while ensuring respect for its authority and the consistency of government activities."[1] Other provinces, such as Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario, also maintain offices abroad.[2]
Recent developments
On March 5, 2012, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird announced that Canada was suspending its embassy in Syria, effective immediately, in response to the deteriorating security situation caused by the Syrian civil war. As a result, the Canadian Embassy in Amman, Jordan and Beirut, Lebanon now handles visa applications for Syrian citizens. Emergency consular assistance for Canadians living in Syria are done on behalf of the Embassy of Hungary in Damascus.[3]
On September 7, 2012, Canada severed diplomatic ties with Iran and closed its embassy in Tehran, citing Iran's material support to the Assad regime during the Syrian civil war, non-compliance with United Nations resolutions regarding its nuclear program, continuing threats to Israel, and fears for the safety of Canadian diplomats following attacks on the British embassy in Iran in violation of the Vienna Convention.[4][5] In addition, Canada formally listed the Iranian regime as a state sponsor of terrorism under the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act.[6] The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade advised all Canadians against travelling to Iran.[7] Consular services would be assured by the Embassy of Canada in Ankara, Turkey and the department's Emergency Watch and Response Centre.[5]
On June 2, 2019, Canada suspended embassy operations in Caracas, Venezuela effective immediately because its diplomats were no longer able to obtain visas from the Venezuelan government. Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a statement that "President Nicolás Maduro’s regime has taken steps to limit the ability of foreign embassies to function in Venezuela” and "that Canadian diplomats in Venezuela will no longer be in a position to obtain diplomatic accreditation under the Maduro regime."[8] The Canadian Embassy in Bogotá, Colombia now handles consular assistance for Canadian citizens living in Venezuela.[9]
Current missions
Africa
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria |
Algiers | Embassy | [10][11] | |
 Benin |
Cotonou | Embassy office | [12] | |
 Burkina Faso |
Ouagadougou | Embassy | Country: |
[13] |
 Cameroon |
Yaoundé | High Commission | Countries: |
[14] |
 Congo-Kinshasa |
Kinshasa | Embassy | Countries: |
[15] |
 Egypt |
Cairo | Embassy | [16] | |
 Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa | Embassy | International Organization: |
[17][18] |
 Ghana |
Accra | High Commission | Countries: |
[19] |
 Ivory Coast |
Abidjan | Embassy | Country: |
[20] |
 Kenya |
Nairobi | High Commission | International Organizations: |
[21][22] |
 Mali |
Bamako | Embassy | Country: |
[23] |
 Morocco |
Rabat | Embassy | Country: |
[24] |
 Mozambique |
Maputo | High Commission | [25] | |
 Nigeria |
Abuja | High Commission | Countries: |
[26] |
| Lagos | Deputy High Commission | [26] | ||
 Rwanda |
Kigali | High Commission | Country: |
[27] |
 Senegal |
Dakar | Embassy | Countries: |
[28] |
 South Africa |
Pretoria | High Commission | Countries: |
[29] |
 South Sudan |
Juba | Embassy | [30] | |
 Tanzania |
Dar es Salaam | High Commission | Countries: |
[31] |
 Tunisia |
Tunis | Embassy | Country: |
[32] |
 Zambia |
Lusaka | High Commission Office | [33] | |
 Zimbabwe |
Harare | Embassy | [34] |
High Commission in Maputo
High Commission in Nairobi
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Americas
Building hosting the Embassy in Bogotá
High Commission in Bridgetown
Embassy in Buenos Aires
Building hosting the Embassy in Guatemala City
Building hosting the Embassy in La Paz
Embassy in Lima
Embassy in Mexico City
Embassy in Montevideo
High Commission in Port of Spain
Consulate-General in Rio de Janeiro
Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Asia
Embassy in Ankara
Embassy in Beijing
High Commission in Dhaka
Building hosting the High Commission in Kuala Lumpur
Building hosting the Embassy in Manila
High Commission in New Delhi
Embassy in Seoul
Embassy in Tokyo
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Europe
Embassy in Athens
Embassy in Belgrade
Embassy in Berlin
Consulate in Munich
Embassy in Brussels
Embassy in Bucharest
Embassy in Budapest
Embassy in Copenhagen
Embassy in Dublin
Embassy in The Hague
Embassy in Helsinki
Embassy in Kyiv
Building hosting the Embassy in Lisbon
High Commission in London
Building hosting the Embassy in Madrid
Consulate in Barcelona
Embassy in Moscow
Embassy in Oslo
Embassy in Paris
Embassy in Reykjavík
Embassy in Riga
Embassy in Rome
Embassy in Stockholm
Embassy in Warsaw
Embassy in Zagreb
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Oceania
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
Canberra | High Commission | [129] | |
| Sydney | Consulate-General | [129] | ||
 Fiji |
Suva | High Commission | [130] | |
 New Zealand |
Wellington | High Commission | [131] |
High Commission in Canberra
Consulate-General in Sydney
Multilateral organizations
| Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) |
Montreal | Canada | Permanent Mission | [132] | |
 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) |
Brussels | Belgium | Permanent Mission | [133] | |
 Organization of American States (OAS) |
Washington, D.C. | United States | Permanent Mission | [134] | |
 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
Paris | France | Permanent Mission | [135] | |
 United Nations (UNO) |
New York City | United States | Permanent Mission | [136] | |
| Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | [137] | ||
 UNESCO |
Paris | France | Permanent Delegation | [138] |
Permanent Mission to the OECD in Paris
Missions to open
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
Anchorage, Alaska | Consulate-General | [139] |
Closed missions
Africa
Americas
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
Buffalo | Consulate-General | 2012 | [145] |
| Philadelphia | Consulate-General | 2012 | [146] | |
 Venezuela |
Caracas | Embassy[f] | 2019 | [8] |
Asia
Europe
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bosnia Herzegovina |
Sarajevo | Embassy[l] | 2009 | [151] |
See also
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Notes
- The Canadian Embassy to the Holy See is located outside Vatican territory in Rome.
- Resident in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- The embassy closed down in 1975, in the midst of the Fall of Saigon, which marked the end of the Vietnam War and the start of a transition period to the formal reunification of Vietnam.
- Continues as a consulate-general in Ho Chi Minh.
