Afghanistan
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Christopher A. “Chris” Alexander
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1968.
2003 – 2005
Australia
High Commissioner from Canada to the Commonwealth of Australia
Edward Richard Schreyer
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1935
1984 – 1988
James Karl Bartleman
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1939; d. August 14 2023.
1999 – 2000
Austria
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Republic of Austria
Marie Gervais-Vidricaire
Date of birth/date of death: b. ??.
2006 – 2009
Belgium
Representative of Canada to the Belgian Government-in-Exile
Major General Georges-Philias Vanier
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1888; d. March 5 1967
1942 – 1944
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Kingdom of Belgium
Joseph Jules Léger
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1913; d. November 22 1980
1973 – 1974
China
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the People’s Republic of China
Dominic Barton
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1962.
2019 – 2021
Czech Republic
Representative of Canada to the Czechoslovakian Government-in-Exile
Major General Georges-Philias Vanier
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1888; d. March 5 1967
1942 – 1944
Denmark
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Kingdom of Denmark
Mary Jeannie May Simon
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1947.
1999 – 2002
Alfonso Gagliano
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1942; d. December 12 2020.
2002 – 2004
Carolyn Ann Bennett
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1950.
2024 – present
European Union
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the European Union
James Karl Bartleman
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1939; d. August 14 2023.
2000 – 2002
France
Minister of Canada to the French Republic
Georges-Philias Vanier
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1888; d. March 5 1967
1938 – 1940
Representative of Canada to the French Government-in-Exile
Major General Georges-Philias Vanier
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1888; d. March 5 1967
1942 – 1944
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the French Republic
Major General Georges-Philias Vanier
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1888; d. March 5 1967
1944 – 1953
Joseph Jules Léger
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1913; d. November 22 1980
1964 – 1968
Léo Alphonse Joseph Cadieux
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1908; d. May 11 2005.
1970 – 1975
Gérard Pelletier
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1919; d. June 22 1997
1975 – 1981
Michel Dupuy
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1930; d. July 9 2023.
1981 – 1985
Benoît Bouchard
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1940.
1993 – 1996
Lawrence Cannon
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1947.
2012 – 2017
Isabelle Hudon
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1967.
2017 – 2021
Stéphane Maurice Dion
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1955.
2022 – present
Germany
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Federal Republic of Germany
Charles Stewart Almon Ritchie
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1906; d. June 7 1995.
1954 – 1958
John Gelder Horler Halstead
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 27 1922; d. February 9 1998.
1975 – 1980
Marie Gervais-Vidricaire
Date of birth/date of death: b. ??.
2013 – 2017
Stéphane Maurice Dion
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1955.
2017 – 2022
Greece
Representative of Canada to the Greek Government-in-Exile
Major General Georges-Philias Vanier
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1888; d. March 5 1967
1942 – 1944
India
High Commissioner for Canada in the Republic of India
Daniel Roland Michener
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1900; d. August 6 1991
1964 – 1967
Ireland
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Republic of Ireland
Edgar John “Ben” Benson
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1923; d. September 2 2011.
1982 – 1985
Italy
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Italian Republic
Joseph Jules Léger
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1913; d. November 22 1980
1962 – 1964
Alexander “Alex” Himelfarb
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1947.
2006 – 2009
Japan
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Japan
Ross Campbell
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1918; d. August 15 2007.
1972 – 1975
Luxembourg
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Joseph Jules Léger
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1913; d. November 22 1980
1973 – 1974
Mexico
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the United Mexican States
Joseph Jules Léger
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1913; d. November 22 1980
1953 – 1954
Nepal
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Kingdom of Nepal
Daniel Roland Michener
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1900; d. August 6 1991
1964 – 1967
The Netherlands
Representative of Canada to the Dutch Government-in-Exile
Major General Georges-Philias Vanier
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1888; d. March 5 1967
1942 – 1944
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Joseph Jules Léger
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1913; d. November 22 1980
1958 – 1962
George Pavlovich Ignatieff
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 16 1913; d. August 10 1989.
1962 – 1966
Charles Stewart Almon Ritchie
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1906; d. June 7 1995.
1966 – 1967
Ross Campbell
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1918; d. August 15 2007.
1967 – 1972
James Karl Bartleman
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1939; d. August 14 2023.
1990 – 1994
Norway
Representative of Canada to the Norwegian Government-in-Exile
Major General Georges-Philias Vanier
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1888; d. March 5 1967
1942 – 1944
Poland
Representative of Canada to the Polish Government-in-Exile
Major General Georges-Philias Vanier
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1888; d. March 5 1967
1942 – 1944
Russia
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Geoffrey Arthur Holland Pearson
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1927; d. March 18 2008.
1980 – 1983
Serbia
Representative of Canada to the Yugoslavian Government-in-Exile
Major General Georges-Philias Vanier
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1888; d. March 5 1967
1942 – 1944
United Kingdom
High Commissioner of Canada to the United Kingdom
Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1817; d. September 19 1893.
1880 – 1883
Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1821; d. October 30 1915.
Note: This was a caretaker government.
1883 – 1896
Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1820; d. January 21 1914.
1896 – 1914
George Halsey Perley
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1857; d. January 4 1938
1914 – 1922
Charles Vincent Massey
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1887; d. December 30 1967
1935 – 1946
Norman Alexander Robertson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1904; d. July 16 1968.
1946 – 1949
Norman Alexander Robertson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 4 1904; d. July 16 1968.
1952 – 1957
George Alexander Drew
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1894; d. January 4 1973
1957 – 1963
Lionel Chevrier
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1903; d. July 8 1987.
1964 – 1967
Charles Stewart Almon Ritchie
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1906; d. June 7 1995.
1967 – 1971
Joseph James Guillaume Paul Martin
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1903; d. September 14 1992
1974 – 1979
Jean Casselman Wadds
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1920; d. November 25 2011.
1979 – 1983
Roland Roy McMurtry
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1932; d. March 18 2024.
1985 – 1988
Donald Stovel Macdonald
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1932; d. October 14 2018.
1988 – 1991
Ralph Edward Goodale
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1949.
2021 – present
United Nations
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations
Andrew George Latta McNaughton
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1887; d. July 11 1966
Military ranks: Promoted to Major-General, 1929. Promoted to Lieutenant-General, 1940. Promoted to General, 1944.
1948 – 1949
Charles Stewart Almon Ritchie
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1906; d. June 7 1995.
1958 – 1962
George Pavlovich Ignatieff
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 16 1913; d. August 10 1989.
1966 – 1969
Michel Dupuy
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1930; d. July 9 2023.
1980 – 1981
Gérard Pelletier
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1919; d. June 22 1997
1981 – 1984
Stephen Henry Lewis
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1937.
1984 – 1988
Louis Yves Fortier
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1935.
1988 – 1991
Allan Michael Rock
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1947.
2004 – 2006
Robert Keith “Bob” Rae
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1948.
2020 – present
United States
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Canada to the United States of America
Charles Vincent Massey
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1887; d. December 30 1967
1926 – 1930
William Duncan Herridge
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1887; d. September 21 1961.
1931 – 1935
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the United States of America
Lester Bowles Pearson
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1897; d. December 27 1972
1944 – 1946
Humphrey Hume Wrong
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1894; d. January 24 1954.
1946 – 1953
Charles Stewart Almon Ritchie
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1906; d. June 7 1995.
1962 – 1966
Marcel Cadieux
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1915; d. March 19 1981.
1970 – 1975
General Alfred John Gardyne Drummond de Chastelain
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1937.
Military ranks: Promoted to Major-General, 1985. Promoted to Lieutenant-General, 1986. Promoted to General, 1989.
1993 – 1994
Francis Joseph “Frank” McKenna
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1948.
2005 – 2006
Michael Holcombe Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1937; d. February 10 2019.
2006 – 2009
Gary Albert Doer
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1948.
2009 – 2016