# List of ambassadors of Canada to Israel

The ambassador of Canada to Israel is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Israel. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the State of Israel. The ambassador of Canada to Israel is Leslie Scanlon, who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on February 21st, 2025.
The Embassy of Canada is located at Canada House, 3/5 Nirim Street, 4th Floor, Tel Aviv 6706038, Israel.

## History of diplomatic relations

De facto recognition of Israel occurred on December 24, 1948, and de jure recognition came on May 11, 1949. Diplomatic relations between Canada and Israel was established on July 28, 1954. George Pirkis Kidd was appointed as Chargé d’affaires on October 18, 1954. Terence MacDermot was appointed as ambassador with residence in Greece on November 18, 1954. The first ambassador of Canada with residence in Israel came in 1958.

## List of ambassadors of Canada to Israel

| 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. |
| – | George Pirkis Kidd (Chargé d'Affaires) | October 18, 1954 | | April 17, 1957 | Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) | |
| 1 | Terence MacDermot | November 18, 1954 | November 23, 1954 | | Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) | |
| 2 | Edgar D'Arcy McGreer | March 14, 1957 | September 18, 1957 | October 28, 1958 | Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) | |
| – | Blanche Margaret Meagher (Chargé d'Affaires) | April 17, 1957 | | October 28, 1958 | Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) | |
| 3 | Blanche Margaret Meagher | October 22, 1958 | October 28, 1958 | December 1, 1961 | Career | | John G. Diefenbaker (1957–1963) | |
| – | Jean-Marie Gaétan Déry (Chargé d'Affaires) | December 1, 1961 | | August 1962 | Career | | John G. Diefenbaker (1957–1963) | |
| 4 | Arthur Julian Andrew | May 28, 1962 | August 13, 1962 | July 10, 1965 | Career | | John G. Diefenbaker (1957–1963) | |
| – | William McKenzie Wood (Chargé d'Affaires) | March 1965 | | October 4, 1965 | Career | | Lester B. Pearson (1963–1968) | |
| 5 | Robert Louis Rogers | April 7, 1965 | October 4, 1965 | October 2, 1969 | Career | | Lester B. Pearson (1963–1968) | |
| 6 | Charles Eustace McGaughey | June 9, 1969 | October 13, 1969 | June 30, 1972 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979 & 1980–1984) | |
| 7 | Thomas Paul Malone | May 23, 1972 | August 15, 1972 | September 2, 1975 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979 & 1980–1984) | |
| 8 | Edward Graham Lee | July 29, 1975 | September 24, 1975 | July 3, 1979 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979 & 1980–1984) | |
| 9 | Joseph Stephen Stanford | April 4, 1979 | August 31, 1979 | September 13, 1982 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979 & 1980–1984) | |
| 10 | Vernon George Turner | September 22, 1982 | October 14, 1982 | | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968-1979 & 1980–1984) | |
| 11 | James Bartleman | January 10, 1986 | January 29, 1986 | November 2, 1990 | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) | |
| 12 | Michael Dougall Bell | November 15, 1990 | December 11, 1990 | January 21, 1992 | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) | |
| 13 | Norman Spector | February 1, 1992 | | August 2, 1995 | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) | |
| 14 | David Berger | July 4, 1995 | September 12, 1995 | August 29, 1999 | Non-Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993–2003) | |
| 15 | Michael Dougall Bell | August 11, 1999 | | | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993–2003) | |
| 16 | Donald Sinclair | July 31, 2003 | November 2003 | | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993–2003) | |
| 17 | Jon Allen | June 14, 2006 | October 18, 2006 | August 17, 2010 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006–2015) | |
| 18 | Paul Hunt | August 10, 2010 | October 5, 2010 | June 20, 2013 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006–2015) | |
| 19 | Vivian Bercovici | January 2, 2014 | June 11, 2014 | June 2016 | Non-Career | | Stephen Harper (2006–2015) | |
| 20 | Deborah Lyons | July 18, 2016 | December 12, 2016 | March 2020 | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) | |
| 21 | Lisa Stadelbauer | March 25, 2021 | June 21, 2021 | February 21, 2025 | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) | |
| 22 | Leslie Scanlon | February 22, 2025 | | | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) | |