The Secretary of State for External Affairs presents his compliments to their Excellencies
and Messieurs the Chiefs of Mission in Ottawa and, further to his Note No ... of December 5, 1966,
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has the honour to inform them as follows, in response to a number of enquiries received from
missiois concerning Canada’s position with regard to the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular
Relations.
Canada has not as yet signed or ratified the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
However, the question of the possible accession by the Government of Canada to that Convention is
at presern. under active consideration and the Canadian Government’s decision will be
communicated to missions in due course. In the meantime, the Canadian Government continues to
regard the Convention as a guide to current international practice in the field of consular relations
and accordingly, endeavours to ensure that consular missions in Canada are treated, to the greatest
extent now possible under Canadian legislation and requirements, in accordance with the provisions
of that Convention. Conversely, the Canadian Government expects consular missions in Canada to
be guided by the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations in the performance of
their functions in Canada.
The Department of External Affairs is pleased to provide to diplomatic missions in Ottawa
any assistance which they may require in connection with the performance in Canada of Consular
functions in accordance with the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. With
particular reference to Article 38 of that Convention, the Department is pleased to provide to
diplomatic missions, on request, guidance as to the matters which, under present Canadian laws,
regulations and usage, can properly be the subject of direct communication between consular
missions and competent local authorities and those matters which should more properly be raised
with the Department through diplomatic' missions in Ottawa. Since, however, a number of
diplomatic missions have already enquired about the procedure which should be followed in
Canada for arranging visits to Canada by governmental dignitaries and officials, diplomatic
missions are informed that any such visits should first be discussed and agreed to with the
Department of External Affairs before being raised with local authorities.
The Secretary of State for External Affairs avails himself of this opportunity to renew to
their Excellencies and Messieurs the Chiefs of Mission in Ottawa the assurances of his highest
consideration.
OTTAWA, February 2, 1967.
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