International organisation membership of Canada

Canada is a member of various international organizations and forums.[1] Canada was a founding member of the United Nations in 1945 and formed the North American Aerospace Defense Command together with the United States in 1958.[2] The country has membership in the World Trade Organization, the Five Eyes, the G7 and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The country joined the Organization of American States (OAS) in 1990,[3] and seeks to expand its ties to Pacific Rim economies through membership in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC).[4] Canada ratified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, and seven principal UN human rights conventions and covenants since then.[5] As of 2023, Canada is a signatory to 15 free trade agreements with 51 different countries,[6] and has diplomatic and consular offices in over 270 locations in approximately 180 countries.

Below is a list of international organizations and forums in which Canada has membership.[7][8][9]

Organizations, summits, and forums

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Multilateral organizations

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United Nations

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International organizations and offices in Canada

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Organization[11] Base Note
  African Union (AU) Washington, D.C. Co-accredited as Permanent Representative to the United States
  Office of the European Union Montréal, Quebec
  International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mississauga, Ontario
  International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Montréal, Quebec
International Cospas-Sarsat Programme Montréal, Québec
  Sovereign Military Order of Malta - Canadian Association Ottawa, Ontario
  Taipei Economic and Cultural Office Ottawa, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Vancouver, BC
  UNESCO Institute for Statistics Montréal, Quebec
  United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Montréal, Quebec Multilateral Fund for the implementation of the Montreal Protocol Secretariat
  United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Ottawa, Ontario
  World Food Programme (WFP) Ottawa, Ontario
Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Burnaby, BC
Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Ottawa, Ontario
Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units Ottawa, Ontario Secretariat
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Toronto, Ontario
Institut de la Francophonie pour le développement durable (IFDD) Quebec City, Quebec
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Ottawa, Ontario
United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment & Health (UNU-INWEH) Hamilton, Ontario
North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (NACEC) Montréal, Quebec
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Halifax, Nova Scotia
North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) Vancouver, BC
Palestinian General Delegation (PGD) Ottawa, Ontario
North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) Sidney, BC
Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) Vancouver, BC
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Montréal, Quebec

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "International Organizations and Forums". Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada. 2013. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  2. ^ Wilson, G.A.A. (2012). NORAD and the Soviet Nuclear Threat: Canada's Secret Electronic Air War. Dundurn Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-4597-0412-1.
  3. ^ McKenna, Peter (2012). Canada Looks South: In Search of an Americas Policy. University of Toronto Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-4426-1108-5.
  4. ^ Canada Intelligence, Security Activities and Operations Handbook Volume 1 Intelligence Service Organizations, Regulations, Activities. International Business Publications. 2015. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-7397-1615-1.
  5. ^ Heritage, Canadian (October 23, 2017). "Human rights treaties". Canada.ca. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "Expand globally with Canada's free trade agreements". Trade Commissioner. December 3, 2020. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "Partnerships and organizations". GAC. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  8. ^ "Canada's partnerships and priorities by world region". GAC. 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  9. ^ Canada, Economic Development (2015-04-30). "Trade negotiations and agreements". Canada.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  10. ^ International Cospas-Sarsat Programme Agreement – UN Treaty Series (PDF)
  11. ^ "Foreign Representatives in Canada: International Organizations and Other Offices". Global Affairs Canada. 2006-06-07. Retrieved 2021-05-15.