List of ambassadors of Canada to France

The ambassador of Canada to France (Template:Langx) is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of France. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the French Republic (Template:Langx). The ambassador of Canada to France is Stéphane Dion who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on May 31, 2022.

The Embassy of Canada is located at 130, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France.

History of diplomatic relations

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The Canadian ambassador's official residence at 135 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris

The mission in Paris was established in 1882, when Hector Fabre was sent to serve as an "Agent of the Dominion (of Canada)", in the form of a Commissioner.Template:Sfn He was accorded no formal diplomatic status, however, as Britain had not accorded Canada the right to establish formal diplomatic relations with foreign states. In 1891, Fabre was succeeded by Senator Philippe Roy as Canada's Agent in France.

Official diplomatic relations between Canada and France were established on January 31, 1928, a legation was established with Philippe Roy continuing on as the first Envoy to France with diplomatic privileges on September 24, 1928.Template:Sfn The legation moved from Paris to London on June 24, 1940, following Germany's invasion of France.Template:Sfn Canada officially recognized the French Committee of National Liberation on August 27, 1943. Canada officially recognized the Provisional Government of the French Republic on October 23, 1944, and following the Liberation of Paris, Canada's embassy was re-established in Paris on August 24, 1944 with George Philias Vanier as Canada's first Ambassador.Template:Sfn

Canada's mission to France is the second-oldest Canadian diplomatic post, the oldest being the Canadian High Commission in London. Technically, however, Paris is Canada's oldest foreign mission, since the diplomatic posting to London was not considered to be a "foreign" mission because Canada was a member of the British Empire.

The official residence of the Canadian ambassador is located at 135 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The building is known as the Hôtel de Rigny and was purchased by the Canadian government in 1950.

List of ambassadors of Canada to France

No.	Name	Term of office			Career	Prime Minister nominated by		Ref.
		Start Date	PoC.	End Date
—	Agent of the Dominion (of Canada) to France
1	Hector Fabre (Commissioner)	July 12, 1882		September 2, 1910	Non-Career	Template:Canadian party colour|	John A. Macdonald (1878–1891)
2	Philippe Roy (Commissioner General)	May 1, 1911		September 29, 1928	Non-Career	Template:Canadian party colour|	Wilfrid Laurier (1896–1911)
—	Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (of Canada) to France
3	Philippe Roy	September 24, 1928	September 29, 1928	December 31, 1938	Non-Career	rowspan="5"Template:Canadian party colour|	W. L. Mackenzie King (1926–1930 & 1935–1948)
4	George Philias Vanier	December 12, 1938	February 21, 1939	September 14, 1940	Career
–	Pierre Dupuy (Chargé d'Affaires ad interim)	October 15, 1940		November 9, 1942	Career
–	George Philias Vanier (Representative)	November 30, 1942	November 30, 1942		Career
–	George Philias Vanier (Representative)	October 1, 1943	January 22, 1944	November 22, 1944	Career
—	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to France
5	George Philias Vanier	November 22, 1944	December 20, 1944	December 31, 1953	Career	rowspan="2"Template:Canadian party colour|	W. L. Mackenzie King (1935–1948)	Template:Efn
6	Jean Désy	December 17, 1953	January 4, 1954	July 1, 1958	Career	Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957)
7	Pierre Dupuy	June 5, 1958	August 19, 1958	December 31, 1963	Career	Template:Canadian party colour|	John G. Diefenbaker (1957–1963)
8	Jules Léger	February 20, 1964	June 1, 1964	October 31, 1968	Career	rowspan="5"Template:Canadian party colour|	Lester B. Pearson (1963–1968)
9	Paul André Beaulieu	September 27, 1968	December 14, 1968	September 16, 1970	Career	Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968–1979 & 1980–1984)
10	Léo Cadieux	July 24, 1970	October 16, 1970	September 8, 1975	Non-Career
11	Gérard Pelletier	September 4, 1975	December 16, 1975	July 17, 1981	Non-Career
12	Michel Dupuy	August 20, 1981	September 30, 1981	1985	Career
13	Lucien Bouchard	July 4, 1985	September 20, 1985	1988	Non-Career	rowspan="3"Template:Canadian party colour|	Brian Mulroney (1984–1993)
14	Claude Talbot Charland	August 18, 1988	November 22, 1988	1992	Career
15	Benoît Bouchard	June 18, 1993	July 21, 1993	1996	Non-Career
16	Jacques Roy	June 3, 1996	July 10, 1996	August 1, 2000	Career	rowspan="3"Template:Canadian party colour|	Jean Chrétien (1993–2003)
17	Raymond A.J. Chrétien	June 23, 2000	September 12, 2000	November 2003	Career
18	Claude Laverdure	September 15, 2003	November 4, 2003	August 30, 2007	Career
19	Marc Lortie	June 4, 2007		July 12, 2012	Career	rowspan="2"Template:Canadian party colour|	Stephen Harper (2006–2015)
20	Lawrence Cannon	May 21, 2012	October 26, 2012	August 7, 2017	Non-Career
21	Isabelle Hudon	September 29, 2017	December 18, 2017	July 8, 2021	Non-Career	rowspan="2"Template:Canadian party colour|	Justin Trudeau (2015–2025)
22	Stéphane Dion	May 31, 2022	October 13, 2022		Non-Career

See also

• Canada–France relations
• Embassy of France, Ottawa

External links

• Embassy of Canada in France
• Former Canadian Ambassadors to France