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Global Affairs numbers show disproportionate level of cuts to staff based overseas

OTTAWA — Canada’s foreign service cuts are disproportionately affecting positions based abroad, with those rotational positions being eliminated at three times the rate of those fo...

Cuts at Global Affairs Canada marks an 'end of Pearson's dream,' report says

Budget cuts at GAC could "shift Canada's foreign policy focus away from peacekeeping and development to self-interested trade and defence."

Global Affairs staff exempt from return-to-office order due to lack of space

OTTAWA — Most employees working at Global Affairs Canada won’t have to return to the office four days a week this summer due to a lack of space. Treasury Board announced earlier th...

Consular services in Cuba under threat if situation deteriorates further: Global Affairs Canada

OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada continues to advise against non-essential travel to Cuba – and says its ability to provide consular services in Cuba may become limited if the situat...

Anand: Global Affairs called in Israeli ambassador after Canadian killed in Lebanon

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has issued a formal notice to Israel’s envoy in Ottawa following the death of a Canadian in Lebanon, which her spokeswoman says will b...

Canada Travel Advisories By Country – Canada Issues New Advisories For Two More Caribbean Countries

Canadian tourism gets a boost with new federal funding for ICAF

Canada’s Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism), the Honourable Rechie Valdez was in Toronto late last week to announced that the...

Joint statement on DPRK sanctions accountability

May 29, 2026 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada "The Governments of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom...

Senior Trade Officer (Agriculture) / Agent(e) commercial(e) principal(e) (Agriculture)

The Embassy of Canada to Italy has launched a recruitment process for a locally engaged Senior Trade Officer (Agriculture) position. For more information and for applications, ple...

Canada Issues High Caution Travel Advisory For Oil Rich Guyana

Federal government to reinstate Envoy for Women, Peace and Security

Foreign Minister Anita Anand said role would be filled in the coming weeks

Former Park Ave. apartment for Canada’s consul general in NYC sold: Report

Global Affairs Canada has yet to confirm the sale price

Canada’s government to spend $180 million on World Bank climate initiative pushing ‘gender equality’

The World Bank initiative attacks the oil and gas industry, one of Canada’s top economic drivers, and backs ‘efforts to address gender equality gaps in the energy and blue economy...

Canada called on to fill ‘vacuum’ in LGBTQ+ advocacy worldwide in face of Trump cuts

OTTAWA — The former U.S. diplomat for LGBTQ+ rights urged Canada to boost its support for gender and sexual minorities abroad, as American cuts to foreign aid loomed large at a dev...

Anand says Israel’s ‘mistreatment’ of Canadians in flotilla violated UN treaty

OTTAWA — Israel’s mistreatment of Canadians participating in a flotilla trying to reach Gaza violated the Vienna Convention, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Monday. In a...

Minister Joly advances Canadian industry and collaborative research while in Germany and Norway

A high-impact visit progresses Canadian industry, investments and joint research cooperation OTTAWA, ON, April 27, 2026 /CNW/ – The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry an...

Jonathan Wilkinson chosen as Canada’s next ambassador to EU

The Prime Minister's Office said in a news release that Wilkinson has 'proven experience, judgment and leadership to advance Canada's partnership with the EU.'

Minister Dabrusin champions a resilient, sustainable future at international environment talks

PARIS, April 24, 2026 /CNW/ – Canada’s Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, and a delegation of experts from Environment and Clima...

Canada announces CUSMA advisory council

Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations members include business leaders, former politicians and premiers.

Canada demands Israel probe 'appalling' treatment of flotilla members

Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand told Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Saar that Ottawa would provide Israel with evidence of the mistreatment of Canadians on the flotilla.

Newswire | Canada renews creative export strategy

MONTRÉAL, May 11, 2026 Canada’s creative industries are known worldwide for their talent, expertise and creativity. They create jobs here, stimulate economic growth and make an imp...

Canada not prioritizing trade over foreign aid, human rights, Anand says

Anand said she wants to 'gently push back' against the argument that efforts to promote Canada's values are separate from its objectives on the economy and defence.

Canada clarifies rules for LMIA-exempt work permits under WTO trade agreement

Foreign professionals applying for an *LMIA-exempt work permit in Canada under a global trade-in-services agreement now have clearer rules to follow, after Immigration, Refugees an...

Canada extends policy offering safe haven to foreign nationals stranded in Gaza

Foreign nationals who are, or were, in Gaza and who hold an approved Canadian temporary resident visa under previous special measures now have nearly two more years to make the tri...