List of Canadian ambassadors and high commissioners to Ireland


This is a list of Canadian ambassadors and high commissioners to Ireland.
From 1928 to 1949 Canada sent High Commissioners to the Irish Free State, which was a fellow member of the Commonwealth at the time.
With the passage of the Republic of Ireland Act 1948, Ireland left the Commonwealth, and Canada and Ireland have exchanged ambassadors since.

Canadian embassy and official residence

The Canadian Embassy is located at 7-8 Wilton Terrace in Dublin near St Stephen's Green.
The ambassador lives at 22 Oakley Road, Ranelagh a rowhouse in The Triangle area. From 1954 to 2008 the ambassador lived at Strathmore.

Canadian High Commissioners to the Irish Free State and the Dominion of Ireland

From 1928 to 1949, while Ireland was a member state of the British Commonwealth of Nations, the Dominion of Canada and the Irish Free State exchanged High Commissioners.
High CommissionerStart of TermEnd of Term
John Hall KellyDecember 28, 1929March 9, 1941
John Doherty KearneyJuly 31, 1941
Merchant M. MahoneyNovember 19, 1945May 4, 1946
Edward Joseph GarlandMay 4, 1946March 19, 1947
Hon. William Ferdinand Alphonse TurgeonOctober 24, 1946June 30, 1949

Canadian ambassadors to the Republic of Ireland

From 1949 onwards, after Ireland left the Commonwealth, Canada and the Republic of Ireland have exchanged Ambassadors.
AmbassadorStart of TermEnd of Term
David Moffat JohnsonJuly 17, 1949December 1949
Hon. William Ferdinand Alphonse TurgeonJanuary 23, 1950April 20, 1955
Joseph Marc Antoine Jean ChapdelaineJanuary 23, 1950July 17, 1950
Alfred RiveAugust 16, 1955July 7, 1963
Paul Vernon McLaneJuly 7, 1963March 29, 1965
Evan William Thistle GillNovember 6, 1964March 22, 1968
James Joachim McCardleOctober 8, 1968
Harold Morton MaddickMay 25, 1972August 31, 1976
Albert Edgar RitchieJune 29, 1976November 7, 1980
Alan William SullivanFebruary 12, 1981
Hon. Edgar J. BensonSeptember 3, 1982
Gustav Gad Rezek1985May 12, 1986
Dennis McDermottJanuary 28, 1986May 24, 1989
Michael A. WadsworthAugust 24, 1989October 22, 1994
Barry Michael MawhinneyJuly 12, 1994October 4, 1996
Michael B. PhillipsSeptember 24, 1996September 11, 1998
Ron IrwinSeptember 4, 1998
William GusenOctober 10, 2001August 1, 2002
Mark MoherJuly 2, 2002August 8, 2006
Christopher William WestdalSeptember 20, 2006December 7, 2006
Carl SchwengerDecember 7, 2006August 30, 2007
Pat BinnsAugust 30, 2007November 19, 2010
Loyola HearnNovember 19, 2010January 19, 2015
Kevin VickersJanuary 19, 2015March 2, 2019