Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Canada

Canada recognized the independence of the Republic of Estonia for the first time in 1922 and never recognized the annexation of Estonia to the Soviet Union. On August 26, 1991 Canada recognized the independence of Estonia. Following World War II, Canada received and became home to thousands of Estonian refugees. Currently the second-largest community of Estonians outside of Estonia is in Canada and this gives an added dimension to relations between the two countries.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to Canada is Gita Kalmet, who presented her credentials to Canada’s Governor General David Johnston on August 27, 2013. Kalmet is the first Estonian Ambassador to Canada to reside in Ottawa. As of March 2015, the Canadian ambassador to Estonia is Alain Hausser, who resides in Riga and is accredited to all three Baltic states.