List of High Commissioners of Canada to Australia

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High Commissioner for Canada in Australia
Incumbent
Mark Glauser
since August 28, 2019
Seat High Commission of Canada, Canberra
Nominator Prime Minister of Canada
Appointer Governor General of Canada
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder Charles Jost Burchell
FormationNovember 2, 1939

The ambassador of Canada to Australia is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Australia. The official title for the ambassador is High Commissioner for Canada in Australia. The current Canadian high commissioner is Mark Glauser who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on August 28, 2019. [1]

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The High Commission of Canada is located at Commonwealth Avenue, Canberra, Australia 2600.

As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between Canada and Australia are at governmental level, rather than between heads of state. Thus, the countries exchange high commissioners, rather than ambassadors.

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Australia was established in 1939. [2] Charles Jost Burchell was appointed as Canada's first high commissioner in Australia on November 2, 1939. [2]

List of heads of mission

No.NameTerm of office Career Prime Minister nominated byRef.
Start date PoC. End date
1 Charles Jost Burchell November 2, 1939December 27, 1939July 24, 1941Non-Career W. L. Mackenzie King
(1935-1948)
—Evan Benjamin Rogers
(Acting High Commissioner)		July 24, 1941January 7, 1942Career
2 Victor Wentworth Odlum November 6, 1941January 7, 1942September 20, 1942Career
3 Thomas Clayton Davis November 5, 1942December 30, 1942May 29, 1946Non-Career
—Carman Millward Croft
(Acting High Commissioner)		May 29, 1946May 27, 1947Career
4Kenneth Alfred GreeneApril 15, 1947May 27, 19471949Non-Career
5 Léo Richer Laflèche April 26, 1949October 20, 1949October 9, 1950Non-Career Louis St. Laurent
(1948-1957)
—Carman Millward Croft
(Acting High Commissioner)		October 9, 1950June 9, 1951Career
6Colin Fraser ElliottMarch 1, 1951June 9, 1951April 1953Non-Career
7 William Arthur Irwin March 19, 1953August 8, 1953September 1956Non-Career
—Donald Macalister Cornett
(Acting High Commissioner)		September 1956April 1957Career
8 Terence MacDermot January 17, 1957April 26, 1957August 1961Career
9Evan William Thistle GillFebruary 15, 1962July 22, 1962January 28, 1965Career John G. Diefenbaker
(1957-1963)
10Arthur Redpath MenziesSeptember 2, 1965November 22, 1965July 22, 1972Career Lester B. Pearson
(1963-1968)
11James Joachim McCardleApril 4, 1972October 19, 1972June 28, 1977Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968-1979)
12 John Alan Beesley June 30, 19771977December 4, 1980Career
13 Raymond Cecil Anderson July 10, 19801980August 1983Career
14 Edward Richard Schreyer May 14, 19841984February 18, 1988Non-Career
15Robert Allen KilpatrickOctober 8, 1987February 10, 1988January 5, 1991Career Brian Mulroney
(1984-1993)
16 Leonard Michael Berry September 19, 19911991July 1995Career
17Brian SchumacherAugust 18, 19951995July 1999Career Jean Chrétien
(1993-2003)
18 James Bartleman June 10, 1999November 9, 1999July 1, 2000Career
19Jean T. FournierJuly 26, 2000August 31, 2000July 2004Career
—Gaston Barban
(Acting High Commissioner)		July 2004July 7, 2005Career Paul Martin
(2003-2006)
20 Michael Leir August 19, 2005November 1, 2005August 4, 2010Career
— John Mundy
(Consul - General)		June 10, 2010Career Stephen Harper
(2006-2015)
21Michael SmallAugust 10, 2010September 19, 2010December 13, 2014Career
—Charles Reeves
(Acting High Commissioner)		December 14, 2014August 24, 2015Career
22 Paul Maddison June 22, 2015August 25, 2015May 27, 2019Non-Career
—Isabelle Martin
(Acting High Commissioner)		May 28, 2019October 3, 2019Career Justin Trudeau
(2015-Present)
23Mark GlauserAugust 28, 2019October 4, 2019Career [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Orders In Council PC 2019-1292". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. August 28, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. 1 2 DeLong 2020, p. 15.
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