List of high commissioners of Canada to India

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High Commissioner for Canada in India
Incumbent
Cameron MacKay
since December 20, 2021
SeatHigh Commission of Canada, New Delhi
NominatorPrime Minister of Canada
AppointerGovernor General of Canada
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderJohn Doherty Kearney
FormationDecember 23, 1946

The ambassador of Canada to India is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of India. The official title for the ambassador is High Commissioner for Canada in the Republic of India. The current Canadian high commissioner is Cameron MacKay who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on December 20, 2021.[1]

The High Commission of Canada is located at 7/8 Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110 021, India.

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

History of diplomatic relations[edit]

Main article: Canada–India relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and India were established on April 6, 1945.[2] John Doherty Kearney was appointed as Canada's first high commissioner in India on December 23, 1946, and presented his credentials on April 27, 1947.[2]

List of heads of mission[edit]

No. Name Term of office Career Prime Minister nominated by Ref.
Start Date PoC. End Date
1 John Doherty Kearney December 23, 1946 April 27, 1947 Non-Career W. L. Mackenzie King
(1935–1948)
2 Warwick Fielding Chipman March 31, 1949 December 16, 1949 Non-Career Louis St. Laurent
(1948–1957)
3 Escott Meredith Reid July 31, 1952 November 21, 1952 May 4, 1957 Career
4 Chester Alvin Ronning March 7, 1957 1964 Career
– Edward Rose Rettie
(Acting High Commissioner) 		1964 September 7, 1964 Career Lester B. Pearson
(1963–1968)
5 Daniel Roland Michener July 9, 1964 September 7, 1964 April 12, 1967 Non-Career
– Douglas Barcham Hicks
(Acting High Commissioner) 		April 12, 1967 October 21, 1967 Career
6 James George July 17, 1967 October 21, 1967 August 20, 1972 Career
7 Bruce MacGillivray Williams June 8, 1972 September 23, 1972 July 2, 1974 Career Pierre Elliott Trudeau
(1968–1979 & 1980–1984)
8 John Ryerson Maybee June 13, 1974 September 26, 1974 May 31, 1977 Career
9 Robert Louis Rogers July 14, 1977 September 24, 1977 August 23, 1979 Career
10 John Gaylard Hadwen April 4, 1979 October 26, 1979 August 25, 1973 Career
11 William Thomas Warden October 13, 1983 August 1986 Career
12 James Gordon Harris July 23, 1986 October 9, 1986 October 7, 1991 Career Brian Mulroney
(1984–1993)
13 John Lawrence Paynter January 3, 1991 Career
14 Stanley Edward Gooch August 16, 1994 October 4, 1994 September 1997 Career Jean Chrétien
(1993–2003)
15 Peter F. Walker October 30, 1997 November 27, 1997 August 22, 2000 Career
16 Peter Sutherland September 22, 2000 October 23, 2000 August 31, 2003 Career
17 Lucie Geneviève Edwards July 31, 2003 November 24, 2003 August 2, 2006 Career
– Ping M. Kitnikone
(Consul General) 		May 19, 2004 April 18, 2005 Career Paul Martin
(2003–2006)
18 David M. Malone July 13, 2006 September 12, 2006 June 28, 2008 Career Stephen Harper
(2006–2015)
19 Joseph Caron September 2, 2008 November 10, 2008 June 11, 2010 Career
20 Stewart Beck September 20, 2010 December 8, 2010 July 13, 2014 Career
21 Nadir Patel October 3, 2014 January 16, 2015 June 10, 2021 Career
22 Cameron MacKay December 20, 2021 March 16, 2022 Career Justin Trudeau
(2015–Present) 		[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Orders In Council PC 2021-1053". orders-in-council.canada.ca. Government of Canada. December 20, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b DeLong 2020, p. 44.
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