High Commission of Canada, London
High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom Haut-commissariat du Canada au Royaume-Uni | ||
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High Commissioner Ralph Goodale | | |
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The High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom (French: Haut-commissariat du Canada au Royaume-Uni) is the diplomatic mission of Canada to the United Kingdom.[1] It is housed at Canada House on Trafalgar Square in central London.
History
The Canadian high commission in London is Canada's oldest diplomatic posting, having been established in 1880.
Canada's presence in London goes back to 1869, when
When Macdonald returned to power in 1878, he wanted to elevate the office of Financial Commissioner to "resident minister", but this was disallowed by Britain, who offered the title of
The first official high commissioner was Alexander Tilloch Galt, appointed in 1880. The office remained the most important in Canadian diplomacy until well after World War Two and was generally filled by political appointees rather than career diplomats.
As the high commission's role grew, it needed to expand its facilities, and on 29 June 1925,
Canada House was refurbished in 1997–98. After years of operating from two buildings, in mid-December 2014, all of the activities of the High Commission were regrouped in the expanded and fully refurbished Canada House on Trafalgar Square. In order to expand the historic Canada House, the Government of Canada had purchased the adjoining building at 2-3-4
List of heads of mission
Representative of the prime minister/ Financial commissioner of the Dominion of Canada |
Start of term | End of term |
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Sir John Rose, 1st Baronet | 1869 | 1880 |
Agent-General | Start of term | End of term |
Edward Jenkins | 1874 | 1876 |
William Annand | 1876 | 1878 |
High Commissioner | Start of term | End of term |
The Hon. Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt | 1880 | 1883 |
The Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Tupper | 1883 | 1896 |
The Rt. Hon. Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal |
1896 | 1914 |
The Rt. Hon. Sir George Perley | 1914 | 1922 |
The Hon. Peter C. Larkin |
1922 | 1930 |
Lucien Turcotte Pacaud (acting) | 1930 | 1930 |
The Hon. Howard Ferguson | 1930 | 1935 |
The Rt. Hon. Vincent Massey | 1935 | 1946 |
Norman Robertson | 1946 | 1949 |
L. Dana Wilgress | 1949 | 1952 |
Norman Robertson (second time) | 1952 | 1957 |
The Hon. George Drew | 1957 | 1964 |
The Hon. Lionel Chevrier | 1964 | 1967 |
Charles Ritchie | 1967 | 1971 |
Jake Warren | 1971 | 1974 |
The Rt. Hon. Paul Martin Sr. | 1974 | 1979 |
Jean Casselman Wadds | 1979 | 1983 |
The Hon. Donald Jamieson | 1983 | 1985 |
The Hon. Roy McMurtry | 1985 | 1988 |
The Hon. Donald Stovel Macdonald | 1988 | 1991 |
Fredrik S. Eaton |
1991 | 1994 |
The Hon. Royce Frith | 1994 | 1996 |
The Hon. Roy MacLaren | 1996 | 2000 |
Jeremy Kinsman | 2000 | 2002 |
Mel Cappe | 2002 | 2006 |
James R. Wright | 2006 | 2011 |
Gordon Campbell |
2011 | 2016 |
Janice Charette | 2016 | 2021 |
The Hon. Ralph Goodale | 2021 | present |
Gallery
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Canada House on Trafalgar Square
See also
- British High Commission, Ottawa
- Canada House
- Canada–United Kingdom relations
- Macdonald House, London
References
- ^ "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 13 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
- ^ a b "The Canadian Parliament". The Times. London. 26 May 1874. pp. 4, col C.
- ^ "John Edward Jenkins". The Quebec History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ "Biography – ANNAND, WILLIAM – Volume XI (1881–1890) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography".
- "Canadian Heads of Posts Abroad from 1880". Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014.