International organisation membership of Canada

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Canada is a member of various international organizations and forums. [1] Canada was a founding member of the United Nations in 1945 and formed the North American Aerospace Defense Command together with the United States in 1958. [2] The country has membership in the World Trade Organization, the Five Eyes, the G7 and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The country joined the Organization of American States (OAS) in 1990, [3] and seeks to expand its ties to Pacific Rim economies through membership in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC). [4] Canada ratified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, and seven principal UN human rights conventions and covenants since then. [5] As of 2023, Canada is a signatory to 15 free trade agreements with 51 different countries, [6] and has diplomatic and consular offices in over 270 locations in approximately 180 countries.

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Below is a list of international organizations and forums in which Canada has membership. [7] [8] [9]

Organizations, summits, and forums

Multilateral organizations

United Nations

International organizations and offices in Canada

Organization [11] BaseNote
Flag of the African Union.svg  African Union (AU) Washington, D.C. Co-accredited as Permanent Representative to the United States
Flag of Europe.svg  Office of the European Union Montréal, Quebec
Flag of IAEA.svg  International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mississauga, Ontario
Flag of the United Nations.svg International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Montréal, Quebec
International Cospas-Sarsat Programme Montréal, Québec
Flag of the Order of St. John (various).svg  Sovereign Military Order of Malta - Canadian Association Ottawa, Ontario
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Ottawa, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Vancouver, BC
Flag of UNESCO.svg UNESCO Institute for Statistics Montréal, Quebec
Flag of the United Nations.svg United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Montréal, Quebec Multilateral Fund for the implementation of the Montreal Protocol Secretariat
Flag of the United Nations.svg United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Ottawa, Ontario
Flag of the United Nations.svg World Food Programme (WFP) Ottawa, Ontario
Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Burnaby, BC
Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Ottawa, Ontario
Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units Ottawa, Ontario Secretariat
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Toronto, Ontario
Institut de la Francophonie pour le développement durable (IFDD) Quebec City, Quebec
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Ottawa, Ontario
United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment & Health (UNU-INWEH) Hamilton, Ontario
North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (NACEC) Montréal, Quebec
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Halifax, Nova Scotia
North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) Vancouver, BC
Palestinian General Delegation (PGD) Ottawa, Ontario
North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) Sidney, BC
Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) Vancouver, BC
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Montréal, Quebec

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References

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