# List of ambassadors of Canada to Cuba

The ambassador of Canada to Cuba is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Cuba. The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Republic of Cuba. The ambassador of Canada to Cuba is Marianick Tremblay who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on August 22, 2024.
The Embassy of Canada is located at Calle 30, No. 518 esquina a 7ma, Miramar, Havana, 11300, Cuba.

## History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between Canada and Cuba were established on March 16, 1945, with the first envoy, Joseph Jacques Janvier Émile Vaillancourt, appointed on the advice of Prime Minister W.L. Mackenzie King on January 30, 1945. Canada's first ambassador was appointed on January 21, 1950, and the Canadian legation was given embassy status on September 5, 1950.

## List of ambassadors of Canada to Cuba

| 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 | Joseph Jacques Janvier Émile Vaillancourt | January 30, 1945 | May 8, 1945 | December 1947 | Non-Career | | W. L. Mackenzie King (1935–1948) | |
| 2 | Charles Pierre Hébert | January 22, 1948 | March 16, 1948 | February 1, 1949 | Career | | W. L. Mackenzie King (1935–1948) | |
| 3 | Ephraim Herbert Coleman | January 19, 1949 | April 28, 1949 | October 25, 1950 | Non-Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) | |
| 4 | Ephraim Herbert Coleman | July 21, 1950 | October 25, 1950 | | Non-Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) | |
| 5 | Harry Albert Scott | October 23, 1951 | January 15, 1952 | November 1956 | Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) | |
| 6 | Hector Allard | January 10, 1957 | January 29, 1957 | June 23, 1959 | Career | | Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) | |
| 7 | Allan Cunningham Anderson | September 25, 1959 | October 9, 1959 | May 23, 1961 | Career | | John G. Diefenbaker (1957–1963) | |
| 8 | George Pirkis Kidd | April 14, 1961 | July 5, 1961 | January 4, 1964 | Career | | John G. Diefenbaker (1957–1963) | |
| 9 | Léon Mayrand | December 17, 1963 | April 7, 1964 | May 3, 1970 | Career | | Lester B. Pearson (1963–1968) | |
| 10 | Kenneth Charles Brown | May 28, 1970 | November 13, 1970 | July 16, 1973 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968–1979) (1980–1984) | |
| 11 | Malcolm Norman Bow | July 3, 1973 | November 2, 1973 | July 23, 1975 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968–1979) (1980–1984) | |
| 12 | James Edward Hyndman | October 21, 1975 | October 11, 1975 | July 30, 1977 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968–1979) (1980–1984) | |
| 13 | Gary Richard Harman | July 14, 1977 | September 22, 1977 | June 21, 1981 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968–1979) (1980–1984) | |
| 14 | James Bartleman | July 29, 1981 | September 10, 1981 | September 6, 1983 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968–1979) (1980–1984) | |
| 15 | Kenneth Bryce Williamson | April 5, 1984 | December 29, 1983 | July 8, 1986 | Career | | Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968–1979) (1980–1984) | |
| 16 | Michael Kergin | July 23, 1986 | September 19, 1986 | July 9, 1989 | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) | |
| 17 | Robert Morrice Middleton | September 28, 1989 | October 9, 1989 | | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) | |
| 18 | Julie Loranger | December 12, 1991 | January 10, 1992 | January 25, 1993 | Career | | Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) | |
| 19 | Mark Entwistle | August 9, 1993 | | July 4, 1997 | Career | | Kim Campbell (1993) | |
| 20 | Keith H. Christie | July 10, 1997 | August 4, 1997 | | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993–2003) | |
| 21 | Michael Small | July 26, 2000 | October 2, 2000 | | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993–2003) | |
| 22 | Alexandra Bugailiskis | July 15, 2003 | | August 3, 2007 | Career | | Jean Chrétien (1993–2003) | |
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Juneau | July 31, 2007 | September 13, 2007 | August 24, 2010 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006–2015) | |
| 24 | Matthew Levin | August 10, 2010 | October 7, 2010 | August 29, 2013 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006–2015) | |
| 25 | Yves Gagnon | August 12, 2013 | October 9, 2013 | August 13, 2016 | Career | | Stephen Harper (2006–2015) | |
| 26 | Patrick Parisot | July 18, 2016 | September 22, 2016 | September 7, 2018 | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) | |
| 27 | Perry Calderwood | May 2, 2019 | October 11, 2019 | | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) | |
| 28 | Geoff Gartshore | February 18, 2022 | May 12, 2022 | | Career | | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) | |
| 29 | Marianick Tremblay | August 27, 2024 | November 20, 2024 | | career | | Justin Trudeau (2015–Present) | |