The ambassador of Canada to the European Union is the head of the Mission of Canada to the European Union, which represents Canada and its interests in the European Union.
Description With offices at Avenue des Arts 58 in Brussels, Belgium (like the Canadian embassy), the mission employs representatives from Global Affairs Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Department of Justice.
It used to include the European Economic Community, the European Atomic Energy Community, and the European Coal and Steel Community. On December 29, 1959, Cabinet decided to seek the agreement of the three bodies to have Sydney David Pierce accredited to them at the ambassadorial level. Pierce was already Canada's Ambassador to Belgium.
Ambassadors List of Canadian ambassadors to the European Union with the rank and status of Head of Mission:
AmbassadorStart of termEnd of termSydney David PierceMarch 17, 1960October 31, 1965Paul TremblayMay 13, 1966February 16, 1970Randolph GhersonChargé d'Affaires a.i.February 17, 1970January 28, 1971James Coningsby LangleyDecember 10, 1970June 28, 1975Marcel Cadieuxalso styled as AmbassadorMarch 27, 1975September 8, 1978Richard Marcus TaitOctober 12, 1978September 9, 1982Jacques GignacSeptember 22, 1982-Robert K. Joycedied while in officeNovember 15, 1985-Craig Thomas MacDonaldOctober 1986-Daniel MolgatJanuary 22, 1987September 23, 1991Gordon Scott Smith1991August 12, 1994Jacques Roy August 30, 1994July 1996Jean-Pierre JuneauSeptember 11, 1996-James BartlemanJuly 26, 2000-Jeremy KinsmanStyled as Ambassador Extraordinary and PlenipotentiaryAugust 1, 2002June 16, 2006Ross Hornby2006 announcement by Foreign Affairs MinisterJune 16, 2006July 22, 2011H. David Plunkett2011 announcement by Foreign Affairs MinisterJuly 22, 2011August 14, 2015Daniel J. Costello2015 announcement by Privy Council OfficeDion’s primary residence to be in Berlin, EU ambassador to stay on, sources sayAugust 14, 2015Christopher Cooter, Chargé d'affaires Ailish CampbellNovember 30, 2020September 1, 2025https://www.mastercard.com/ca/en/news-and-trends/press/2025/september/mastercard-appoints-amb--ailish-campbell-as-executive-vice-presi.htmlJonathan WilkinsonJune 22, 2026present
Special Envoys Created by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2017.
AmbassadorStart of termEnd of termStéphane Dion 1 May 2017 1 October 2025John Hannaford 1 October 2025
References
External links Official website