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Diplomatic Corps Services

Telephone directory & Core Services

Address: Lester B. Pearson Building – Tower A
125 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, K1A 0G2
General Information: 613-996-8683 (Lucette Bertrand, réceptionniste)

Fax: 613-943-1075
Email Address: xdc@international.gc.ca
Web site: Office of Protocol

* After-hours operation number: 613-996-8885

Acting Director
Stéphane Henry: 613-944-5386

Deputy Director, Outreach Programmes
Karim Mattalah: 613-944-0399

Administrative Assistant
Catherine Daigle: 613-992-6429

Diplomatic Corps Outreach Officer
Please call: 613-944-0399

  • Heads of Missions’ greetings
  • Diplomatic Corps events
  • Liaison

Coordinator, Programme for Heads of Missions
Julye Charron: 613-992-7690

  • Agréments - Ambassadors and High Commissioners
  • Letters of appointment - Ambassadors and High Commissioners
  • Arrivals and departures - Ambassadors and High Commissioners (first arrival and final departure only)
  • Ceremonial - presentation of credentials   Heads of Missions

Manager, Privileges and Immunities
Chantal Schryburt: 613-944-1159

Assistant, Privileges and Immunities
Louise de Sève: 613-944-4768

  • Opening and closure of diplomatic missions and consular posts
  • Acquisition, disposition and development of real estate property
  • Reciprocal employment agreements
  • Fiscal and customs and excise privileges
  • Alcohol and tobacco, reciprocity and restrictions
  • Diplomatic and consular bags, access to restricted areas in airport terminals, and other border / cross-border matters
  • Statistical studies and reports
  • Honours and Awards – liaison with the Chancellery of Honours

Manager, Accreditation and Registrar: and Editor of the “Diplomatic, Consular and Other Representatives in Canada” Publication 
Please call: 613-944-0096

Accreditation Processing Officer: (Afghanistan to China; France; | ICAO/Délégations)
Louise Arseneault: 613-996-8687

Accreditation Processing Officer: (Colombia to Holy See;  COSPAS-SARSAT | EGMONT | IEPF | HKETO | European Delegation | INWEH | IICA | PGD | UNEP (Multilateral Fund) |  UNEP/SCBD | UIS-UNESCO)
Prema Himawan: 613-944-1745

Accreditation Processing Officer: (Honduras to Mauritius; Russia |CEC | COL | IAEA | NPAFC | IOM)
Nicole Plante: 613-944-2394

Accreditation Processing Officer: (Mexico to Serbia | ICAO/Secretariat)
Brigitte Mbambi Voumbi: 613-995-5957

Accreditation Processing Officer: (Seychelles to Zimbabwe | NAFO | PICES | TECO | UNHCR |PSC)
Susan Larabie: 613-943-1076

  • Processing of requests for accreditation and prorogation of accreditation, issuance of associated documents (acceptances, identification cards, etc.)
  • Vehicle registration and driver’s licences (Province of Ontario only) Fishing licences
  • Notifications of departure of foreign representatives
  • Processing of requests for appointments of military attachés
  • Opening of consular posts led by honorary consular officers and appointment process for honorary consular officers
  • Signing authority
  • Appointments of Chargés d’Affaires a.i. to Canada

Advisor and Liaison Officer, Citizenship and Immigration (CIC)
Peter Braun: 613-992-0889

  • Requests for temporary resident visas and related issues
  • Liaison with CIC and the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA)
  • Private servants, status and contractual agreements
  • Policy concerning accredited former family members who want to stay and study in Canada, and processing requests
  • Temporary / permanent resident status

General Information: 1-888-242-2100
CIC Web Site
CBSA Web site

Diplomatic Security and Safety Liaison Officer (RCMP)
Mark Bolduc: 613-992-8055

Assistant, Diplomatic Security
William Guerrero: 613-992-6614

  • Liaison with the RCMP and other police forces and liaison with law enforcement agencies
  • Liaison with community organizations
  • Criminal procedures / prosecution
  • Cases of spousal abuse / family violence
  • Traffic violations and other infractions
  • Security consultations – diplomatic missions and consular posts
  • Firearms permits
  • Diplomatic loading zones

 

Other Contacts

National Airport Courtesy Program Coordinator, Official Visits Division of the Office of Protocol
Please call: 613-992-6614; Fax: 613-995-5661

Overflight Clearances (Civilian Flights), Services Trade Policy Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Please call:  613-944-0487; Fax: 613-944-0058

Overflight Clearances (Military Flights), Defense and Security Relations Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Please call: 613-995-0241; Fax: 613-992-2482

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Date Modified:
2013-04-23