Patrick Hébert, Ambassador of Canada to the Republic of Finland

Biography

Patrick Hébert (BA [Political Science], Laval University, 1994; MA [Political Science], Laval University, 1996) joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 1998. At Headquarters, he has worked in the Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Response Group, the Defence and Security Relations Division and the Francophonie Affairs Division.

He has served in several positions abroad, including in France, Serbia and the Republic of Korea. He was a political counsellor in Sweden during the back-to-back Arctic Council chairships of Sweden (2011 to 2013) and Canada (2013 to 2015). He was appointed consul general in Chandigarh in 2021. Most recently, Mr. Hébert served as deputy high commissioner in India.

Mr. Hébert was appointed as Canada’s Ambassador to the Republic of Finland on July 3, 2025.