Canada–Estonia relations

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Canadian-Estonian relations are foreign relations between Canada and Estonia. Canada recognised Estonia in 1922 and re-recognised Estonia on August 26, 1991. Canada is represented in Estonia through its embassy in Riga (Latvia) and an honorary consulate in Tallinn. [1] Estonia has an embassy in Ottawa and 4 honorary consulates (in Montreal, Vancouver, and 2 in Toronto). [2] There are around 22,000 Canadians of Estonian descent. [3] The two countries are part of the NATO military alliance.

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History

Embassy of Canada in Tallinn
LocationTallinn
AddressToom-Kooli, 10130
Ambassador Laird Hindle

Although Canada recognised that Estonia had de facto become part of the Soviet Union, it did not recognise the legality of the annexation of Estonia by the Soviet Union (de jure). [4] [5] On August 26, 1991, in the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Canada recognized the independence of Estonia. [6] In 2018, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau welcomed Estonian prime minister Jüri Ratas in Ottawa, where the two agreed to "broaden cooperation" on "digital government and the digital economy; defence and security; and trade". [7] During the 2023 Vilnius summit, Trudeau and Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas held a bilateral meeting in which Kallas thanked Trudeau for doubling its military presence in Latvia, which would "help strengthen the security of the entire Baltic Sea region". [8] Kallas also noted that a Canadian company was building a magnet factory in Narva, which would bring additional jobs to the city. [9] In October 2023, the Canadian and Estonian ministers of foreign affairs met in Ottawa, where they discussed how to manage Russian assets frozen in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as potential cooperation in the fields of cybersecurity and countering disinformation. [10] [11]

Embassy of Estonia in Ottawa
LocationOttawa
Address168 Daly Ave. K1N 6E9
Ambassador Toomas Lukk

Previous Estonian ambassadors to Canada

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  2. ↑ Tambur, Silver (2022-11-23). "Estonian president inaugurates the country's new embassy building in Ottawa". Estonian World. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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  4. ↑ Mälksoo, Lauri (2022-06-28), "The Baltic States Between 1940 and 1991: Illegality and/or Prescription", Illegal Annexation and State Continuity, Brill Nijhoff, p. 102, doi:10.1163/9789004464896_005, ISBN   978-90-04-46489-6 , retrieved 2024-05-06
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  7. ↑ "Canada-Estonia Joint Statement". Prime Minister of Canada. 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
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  10. ↑ "Tsahkna kiitis Ottawas koostööd Kanadaga". Postimees (in Estonian). 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
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