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The High Commission also represents the British Overseas Territories in Canada. The High Commissioner resides at Earnscliffe, a mansion on the Ottawa River. In 2019, the UK Government announced a new building would be constructed for the High Commission, on property next to Earnscliffe. The new building opened 04 September 2024. [1]
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.
Malta, embassy in Washington D.C. covers Canada, has a consulate general in Toronto, and honorary consuls in Montreal, St. John's, Ottawa, and Vancouver Marshall Islands , embassy in Washington D.C. covers Canada
The United Kingdom is one of two countries, the other being Thailand, that use diplomatic flags abroad. These special flags are flown at the chanceries of their embassies and consulates. For High Commissions, the Union Flag is used. In addition, there is a flag in use for British consular vessels in international or foreign waters.
At present, the capital city of Ottawa hosts 130 embassies/high commissions. Several other countries accredit their embassies and missions in the United States to Canada. This listing excludes honorary consulates. Map of diplomatic missions in Canada
Chargé d'Affaires a.i. and other diplomatic heads in Canada, as of July 2024 [4] Sending country/entity Name Diplomatic title Higher official title Albania: Eliabeta Frroku Second Secretary & Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador Algeria: Mokhtar Alloune Chargé d'affaires, a.i. Ambassador Azerbaijan: Vasif Cingiz Oglu Abutalibov
Embassy of Indonesia, Ottawa; Embassy of Iran, Ottawa; Canada–Iraq relations; ... High Commission of the United Kingdom, Ottawa; Embassy of the United States, Ottawa
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.