List of ambassadors of Canada to the European Union
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The ambassador of Canada to the European Union is the head of the Mission of Canada to the European Union, which represents Canada and its interests in the European Union.
Description
With offices at Avenue des Arts 58 in Brussels, Belgium (like the Canadian embassy), the mission employs representatives from Global Affairs Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Department of Justice.
It used to include the European Economic Community, the European Atomic Energy Community, and the European Coal and Steel Community. On December 29, 1959, Cabinet decided to seek the agreement of the three bodies to have Sydney David Pierce accredited to them at the ambassadorial level. Pierce was already Canada's Ambassador to Belgium.
Ambassadors
List of Canadian ambassadors to the European Union with the rank and status of Head of Mission:
| Ambassador | Start of term | End of term |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney David Pierce | March 17, 1960 | October 31, 1965 |
| Paul Tremblay | May 13, 1966 | February 16, 1970 |
| Randolph Gherson[1] | February 17, 1970 | January 28, 1971 |
| James Coningsby Langley | December 10, 1970 | June 28, 1975 |
| Marcel Cadieux[2] | March 27, 1975 | September 8, 1978 |
| Richard Marcus Tait | October 12, 1978 | September 9, 1982 |
| Jacques Gignac | September 22, 1982 | - |
| Robert K. Joyce[3] | November 15, 1985 | - |
| Craig Thomas MacDonald[1] | October 1986 | - |
| Daniel Molgat | January 22, 1987 | September 23, 1991 |
| Gordon Scott Smith | 1991 | August 12, 1994 |
| Jacques Roy[4] | August 30, 1994 | July 1996 |
| Jean-Pierre Juneau | September 11, 1996 | - |
| James Bartleman | July 26, 2000 | - |
| Jeremy Kinsman[5] | August 1, 2002 | June 16, 2006 |
| Ross Hornby[5][6] | June 16, 2006 | July 22, 2011 |
| H. David Plunkett[7] | July 22, 2011 | August 14, 2015 |
| Daniel J. Costello[5][8][9] | August 14, 2015 | |
| Christopher Cooter, Chargé d’affaires | ||
| Ailish Campbell[10] | November 30, 2020 | September 1, 2025[11] |
| Jonathan Wilkinson[12] | June 22, 2026 | present |
Special Envoys
Created by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2017.
| Ambassador | Start of term | End of term |
|---|---|---|
| Stéphane Dion | 1 May 2017 | 1 October 2025 |
| John Hannaford | 1 October 2025 |