List of ambassadors of Canada to the Philippines

The ambassador of Canada to the Philippines is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of the Philippines. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Philippines. The ambassador of Canada to the Philippines is David Hartman, who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on November 4, 2022.^[1]

Ambassador of Canada to the Philippines
Incumbent David Hartman since November 4, 2022
Seat	Embassy of Canada, Manila
Nominator	Prime Minister of Canada
Appointer	Governor General of Canada
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Frank Borden Clark
Formation	August 10, 1972
Website	Official website of the Canadian Embassy, Manila (English)

The Embassy of Canada is located at Levels 6–8, Tower 2, RCBC Plaza, 6819 Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines 1200.

List of Canadian ambassadors to the Philippines

No.	Name	Term of office			Career	Prime Minister nominated by		Ref.
		Start Date	PoC.	End Date
–	Frank Borden Clark (Chargé d'Affaires)	August 10, 1972		August 27, 1973	Career		Pierre Trudeau (1968–1979 & 1980–1984)
1	Frank Borden Clark	July 3, 1973	August 21, 1973	September 4, 1975	Career
2	John Arnold Irwin	July 17, 1975	October 29, 1975	July 16, 1979	Career
3	Edward Lucien Bobinski	April 4, 1979	July 30, 1979	August 24, 1983	Career
4	Reginald Hardy Dorrett	October 13, 1983	November 15, 1983	February 19, 1986	Career
5	Russell H. Davidson	February 20, 1986	March 25, 1986	August 1, 1989	Career		Brian Mulroney (1984–1993)
6	André S. Simard	August 24, 1989	September 21, 1989	July 19, 1993	Career
7	Stephen Heeney	July 23, 1993	September 13, 1993	September 8, 1997	Career		Kim Campbell (1993)
8	John Treleaven	July 10, 1997	October 9, 1997	July 15, 2000	Career		Jean Chrétien (1993–2003)
9	Robert Collette	July 26, 2000	September 20, 2000	August 26, 2003	Career
10	Peter Sutherland	July 31, 2003	September 5, 2003		Career
11	Robert Desjardins	August 31, 2007	September 14, 2007		Career		Stephen Harper (2006–2015)
12	Christopher Thornley	August 10, 2010	September 9, 2010	August 2013	Career			[2]
13	Neil Reeder	July 10, 2013	December 2, 2013	August 2016	Career			[3]
14	John T. Holmes	August 10, 2016	December 6, 2016	August 23, 2019	Career		Justin Trudeau (2015–present)	[4]
15	Peter MacArthur	February 6, 2020	June 21, 2020		Career			[5]
16	David Hartman	November 4, 2022	January 31, 2023		Career			[1][6]
Source: Global Affairs Canada[7]

References

1. "Orders In Council PC 2022-1206". Government of Canada. November 4, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
2. "Orders In Council PC 2010-1071". Government of Canada. August 10, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
3. "Orders In Council PC 2013-0848". Government of Canada. July 10, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
4. "Orders In Council PC 2016-0746". Government of Canada. August 10, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
5. "Orders In Council PC 2020-0066". Government of Canada. February 6, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
6. Gita-Carlos, Ruth Abbey (January 31, 2023). "PBBM receives credentials of Oman, Canada envoys". Philippine News Agency. Presidential Communications Group. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
7. "Heads of Post List – Philippines". Global Affairs Canada. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.

External links

• Official website of the Canadian Embassy, Manila (English)
• Official website of the Canadian Embassy, Manila (French)