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The UK has Consulates-General in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver. It has Honorary Consuls in St. John's, Halifax, Quebec City, and Winnipeg. The High Commission also represents the British Overseas Territories in Canada. The High Commissioner resides at Earnscliffe, a mansion on the Ottawa River.
The British High Commissioner's residence is Earnscliffe in Ottawa on Sussex Drive. The house was built in 1855, was later occupied by Canada's first prime minister, John A. Macdonald, and was bought in 1930 by the first British High Commissioner to Canada, Sir William Clark.
Host city Sending country Mission Year closed Ref. Ottawa Angola: Embassy 2018 [26] Belarus: Embassy 2021 [27] Benin: Embassy 2019 [28] Iran: Embassy: 2012 [29] Malawi: High Commission 2005 [30] Mauritania: Embassy 2007 [31] Niger: Embassy Unknown Swaziland [c] High Commission 1999 [32] Syria: Embassy 2012 Calgary France: Consulate-General 2013 ...
Fiji, embassy in Washington D.C. covers Canada; Gambia, embassy in Washington D.C. covers Canada; Guinea Bissau, U.N. Mission in New York City covers Canada; Iran, Interest Section of Iran through the embassy of Pakistan in Washington D.C. covers Canada; North Korea, U.N. Mission in New York City covers Canada; Kyrgyzstan, embassy in Washington ...
A Union Flag defaced with the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom: Flag used by British High Commissions: A Union Flag Flag used by British Consulates and Consulates-General: A Union Flag defaced with the St Edward’s Crown: Flag used by Consular officials onboard vessels: A Blue Ensign with the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
A British High Commission is a British diplomatic mission, equivalent to an embassy, found in countries that are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Their general purpose is to provide diplomatic relationships as well as travel information, passports, dual-citizenship information, and other services between Commonwealth states.
Canada hosts the largest British Military Base outside the United Kingdom, and the two countries share an Arctic Naval-Training Pact. [ 1 ] Despite the shared legacy, the two nations grew apart economically during the 20th century after the U.K. lost its position as Canada's largest trading partner to the United States during the 19th century.
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 ...