The High Commissioner for Canada in Australia is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Australia. The current Canadian high commissioner is Mark Glauser who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on August 28, 2019.
The High Commission of Canada is located at Commonwealth Avenue, Canberra.
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. Charles Jost Burchell was appointed as Canada's first high commissioner in Australia on November 2, 1939.
List of heads of mission No.NameTerm of officeCareerPrime Minister nominated by Start date End date1Charles Jost BurchellNovember 2, 1939December 27, 1939July 24, 1941Non-CareerW. L. Mackenzie King(1935–1948)—Evan Benjamin Rogers(Acting High Commissioner)July 24, 1941January 7, 1942Career2Victor Wentworth OdlumNovember 6, 1941January 7, 1942September 20, 1942Career3Thomas Clayton DavisNovember 5, 1942December 30, 1942May 29, 1946Non-Career—Carman Millward Croft(Acting High Commissioner)May 29, 1946May 27, 1947Career4Kenneth Alfred GreeneApril 15, 1947May 27, 19471949Non-Career5Léo Richer LaflècheApril 26, 1949October 20, 1949October 9, 1950Non-CareerLouis St. Laurent(1948–1957)—Carman Millward Croft(Acting High Commissioner)October 9, 1950June 9, 1951Career6Colin Fraser ElliottMarch 1, 1951June 9, 1951April 1953Non-Career7William Arthur IrwinMarch 19, 1953August 8, 1953September 1956Non-Career—Donald Macalister Cornett(Acting High Commissioner)September 1956April 1957Career8Terence MacDermotJanuary 17, 1957April 26, 1957August 1961Career9Evan William Thistle GillFebruary 15, 1962July 22, 1962January 28, 1965CareerJohn G. Diefenbaker(1957–1963)10Arthur Redpath MenziesSeptember 2, 1965November 22, 1965July 22, 1972CareerLester B. Pearson(1963–1968)11James Joachim McCardleApril 4, 1972October 19, 1972June 28, 1977CareerPierre Elliott Trudeau(1968–1979 & 1980–1984)12John Alan BeesleyJune 30, 19771977December 4, 1980Career13Raymond Cecil AndersonJuly 10, 19801980August 1983Career14Edward Richard SchreyerMay 14, 19841984February 18, 1988Non-Career15Robert Allen KilpatrickOctober 8, 1987February 10, 1988January 5, 1991CareerBrian Mulroney(1984–1993)16Leonard Michael BerrySeptember 19, 19911991July 1995Career17Brian SchumacherAugust 18, 19951995July 1999CareerJean Chrétien(1993–2003)18James BartlemanJune 10, 1999November 9, 1999July 1, 2000Career19Jean T. FournierJuly 26, 2000August 31, 2000July 2004Career—Gaston Barban(Acting High Commissioner)July 2004July 7, 2005CareerPaul Martin(2003–2006)20Michael LeirAugust 19, 2005November 1, 2005August 4, 2010Career—John Mundy(Consul - General)June 10, 2010CareerStephen Harper(2006–2015)21Michael SmallAugust 10, 2010September 19, 2010December 13, 2014Career—Charles Reeves(Acting High Commissioner)December 14, 2014August 24, 2015Career22Paul MaddisonJune 22, 2015August 25, 2015May 27, 2019Non-Career—Isabelle Martin(Acting High Commissioner)May 28, 2019October 3, 2019CareerJustin Trudeau(2015–2025)23Mark GlauserAugust 28, 2019October 4, 2019Career23Julie SundayJune 12, 2024Career
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External links
High Commission of Canada in Australia