List of ambassadors of Canada to Japan

The ambassador of Canada to Japan is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Japan. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Japan. The ambassador of Canada to Japan is Ian G. McKay who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on April 14, 2021.

The Embassy of Canada is located at 3-38 Akasaka 7-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 107-8503.

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Japan were established on January 31, 1928. Canada's third legation abroad was established in Japan on January 18, 1929, in Tokyo with Herbert Marler as the first minister plenipotentiary to the country. The mission was downgraded in 1938 due to the worsening international situation with the Chargé d'affaires becoming the lead official. Diplomatic relations were severed and the embassy formally closed on December 7, 1941, after the Japanese attack on World War II. Following the war, Canada's mission in Tokyo was accredited to the Supreme Commander Allied Powers, with Egerton Herbert Norman appointed head of mission on July 7, 1946. After the peace treaty with Japan, diplomatic relations resumed, and the mission upgraded to an embassy on March 18, 1950, with the first ambassador Robert Wellington Mayhew appointed on September 25, 1952.

List of ambassadors of Canada to Japan No.NameTerm of officeCareerPrime Minister nominated by Start Date End DateTitled as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary1Herbert Meredith MarlerJanuary 18, 1929September 18, 1929July 3, 1936Non-CareerW. L. Mackenzie King(1926–1930 & 1935–1948)2Robert Randolph BruceMay 20, 1936November 7, 1936December 1938Non-Career–Edgar D'Arcy McGreer(Chargé d'Affaires)December 1938December 7, 1941Career3Egerton Herbert Norman(Head of Mission to SCAP)July 7, 1946August 14, 1946October 21, 1950Career4Arthur Redpath Menzies(Head of Mission to SCAP)November 18, 1950April 28, 1952CareerLouis St. Laurent(1948–1957)–Arthur Redpath Menzies(Chargé d'Affaires)April 28, 1952January 15, 1953CareerTitled as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary5Robert Wellington MayhewSeptember 25, 1952January 15, 1953November 23, 1954Non-CareerLouis St. Laurent(1948–1957)6Thomas Clayton DavisJune 10, 1954March 25, 1957Non-Career–James Clelland Britton(Chargé d'Affaires)November 23, 1954Career–Theodore Francis Moorhouse Newton(Chargé d'Affaires)March 25, 1957September 1957Career7William Frederick BullApril 4, 1957September 7, 1957January 16, 1963Career8Richard Plant BowerNovember 5, 1962March 18, 1963May 4, 1966CareerJohn G. Diefenbaker(1957–1963)9Herbert Owen MoranFebruary 23, 1966September 14, 1966December 29, 1972CareerLester B. Pearson(1963–1968)10Ross CampbellJune 8, 1972January 31, 1973December 15, 1975CareerPierre Elliott Trudeau(1968–1979 & 1980–1984)11Bruce Irving RankinFebruary 17, 1976March 8, 1976June 9, 1981Career12Barry Connell SteersSeptember 3, 1981October 26, 1981November 24, 1989Career13James Hutchings TaylorSeptember 7, 1989December 12, 1989March 12, 1993CareerBrian Mulroney(1984–1993)14Donald Wilfred CampbellJanuary 5, 1993April 15, 1993September 6, 1997Career15Leonard J. EdwardsNovember 20, 1997January 22, 1998June 11, 2001CareerJean Chrétien(1993–2003)16Robert G. WrightMay 28, 2001June 21, 2001July 12, 2005Career17Joseph CaronAugust 19, 2005December 14, 2005August 3, 2008CareerPaul Martin(2003–2006)18Jonathan FriedSeptember 2, 2008November 17, 2008November 5, 2012CareerStephen Harper(2006–2015)19Mackenzie ClugstonSeptember 17, 2012December 14, 20122016Career20Ian BurneyJuly 18, 2016September 21, 2016CareerJustin Trudeau(2015–Present)21Ian G. McKayApril 14, 2021September 10, 2021Non-Career

List of ambassadors of Canada to Japan

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