# List of ambassadors of Canada to Mexico

The ambassador of Canada to Mexico is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Mexico. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the United Mexican States. The ambassador of Canada to Mexico is Cameron MacKay who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on November 5, 2024.
The Embassy of Canada is located at Calle Schiller No. 529, Colonia Polanco, 11580 México, D.F., México.

## History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Mexico were established on January 30, 1944, with the first ambassador, William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon, appointed on the advice of Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King on March 3, 1944.

## List of ambassadors of Canada to Mexico

| No. | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Career | Prime Minister nominated by | Prime Minister nominated by | Ref. |
| No. | Name | Start Date | PoC. | End Date | Career | Prime Minister nominated by | Prime Minister nominated by | Ref. |
| 1 | William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon | March 3, 1944 | April 27, 1944 | August 15, 1944 | Non-Career | | W. L. Mackenzie King (1935–1948) | |
| 2 | Hugh Llewellyn Keenleyside | November 22, 1944 | February 15, 1945 | March 1947 | Career | | W. L. Mackenzie King (1935–1948) | |
| 3 | Sydney David Pierce | May 20, 1947 | July 17, 1947 | January 28, 1949 | Career | | W. L. Mackenzie King (1935–1948) | |
| 4 | Charles Pierre Hébert | January 12, 1949 | February 24, 1949 | 1953 | Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) | |
| 5 | Jules Léger | October 14, 1953 | | July 8, 1954 | Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) | |
| 6 | Douglas Seaman Cole | November 18, 1954 | December 8, 1954 | | Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) | |
| – | Lionel Victor Joseph Roy (Chargé d'Affaires) | July 1958 | | February 1960 | Career | | John G. Diefenbaker (1957–1963) | |
| – | Edward Ritchie Bellemare (Chargé d'Affaires) | January 28, 1960 | | 1961 | Career | | John G. Diefenbaker (1957–1963) | |
| 7 | William Arthur Irwin | March 9, 1960 | April 4, 1960 | May 6, 1964 | Non-Career | | John G. Diefenbaker (1957–1963) | |
| 8 | Herbert Frederick Brooks-Hill Feaver | March 26, 1964 | August 12, 1964 | May 4, 1967 | Career | | Lester B. Pearson (1963–1968) | |
| 9 | Saul Forbes Rae | April 19, 1967 | September 12, 1967 | June 25, 1972 | Career | | Lester B. Pearson (1963–1968) | |
| 10 | Maurice Schwarzmann | April 22, 1972 | June 25, 1972 | September 27, 1975 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968–1979 & 1980–1984) | |
| 11 | James Coningsby Langley | October 21, 1975 | | June 1, 1979 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968–1979 & 1980–1984) | |
| 12 | Claude Talbot Charland | April 4, 1979 | August 9, 1979 | February 14, 1982 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968–1979 & 1980–1984) | |
| 13 | James Russell McKinney | February 18, 1982 | March 24, 1982 | June 28, 1985 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968–1979 & 1980–1984) | |
| 14 | Raymond A.J. Chrétien | July 5, 1985 | September 9, 1985 | October 29, 1988 | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) | |
| – | James Darrell Leach (Chargé d'Affaires) | October 29, 1988 | | October 17, 1989 | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) | |
| 15 | David John Sydney Winfield | September 28, 1989 | October 18, 1989 | | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) | |
| 16 | Marc Perron | July 4, 1995 | | | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993–2003) | |
| 17 | Stanley Edward Gooch | October 29, 1997 | | April 29, 2000 | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993–2003) | |
| 18 | Keith H. Christie | June 26, 2000 | July 26, 2000 | | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993–2003) | |
| 19 | Gaëtan Lavertu | July 15, 2003 | September 4, 2003 | | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993–2003) | |
| – | Robert Langlois (Consul General) | May 19, 2004 | | | | | Paul Martin (2003–2006) | |
| 20 | Guillermo Rishchynski | August 31, 2007 | October 24, 2007 | July 29, 2011 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006–2015) | |
| 21 | Sara Hradecky | October 4, 2011 | February 24, 2012 | March 31, 2015 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006–2015) | |
| 22 | Pierre Alarie | February 24, 2015 | June 19, 2015 | August 16, 2019 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006–2015) | |
| 23 | Graeme C. Clark | August 26, 2019 | September 22, 2019 | | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) | |
| 24 | Cameron MacKay | November 5, 2024 | | | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) | |