High Commission of Canada in Bridgetown

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The High Commission of Canada in Bridgetown is Canada's foreign mission to Barbados. The exact location is Bishop's Hill Court in Bridgetown, St. Michael. The auspices of the High Commission to Barbados also include issues involving the neighbouring Eastern Caribbean islands of:

• Antigua and Barbuda,
• Dominica,
• Grenada,
• Saint Kitts and Nevis,
• Saint Lucia and
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The three British overseas territories:

• Anguilla,
• British Virgin Islands and
• Montserrat

Plus consular and trade services for:

• Guadeloupe,
• Martinique,
• Saint-Martin and
• Saint Maarten

The High Commission provides business and consular services to residents and visitors to and from Canada. Additionally, the High Commissioner also serves as the honorary leader of the non-profit Canada Barbados Business Association (CCBA) organisation and a liaison for Canada to the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). The current resident High Commissioner from Canada stationed in Bridgetown is David Marshall. The office of the High Commissioner also works with the 3,000-4,000 registered Canadian permanent residents which live in Barbados throughout the year.

Canadian immigration services were moved from Barbados to Trinidad in recent years for a cost savings. This means that all Caribbean people applying to immigrate to Canada from islands surrounding Barbados must apply through Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Contents 1 Past Ambassadors 2 Important events 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Past Ambassadors

• Michael C. Welsh

[edit] Important events

Please note that this list is merely partial.

• July 18-20th, 2007: Canadian Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper plans a diplomatic meeting in Barbados to meet with the several heads of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). [1]

• Early 2007: World Cup cricket will be played in Barbados.

• November, 2006: Barbados to celebrate 40 years of independence.

• July, 2004: Bridgetown, Nova Scotia and Capital-city Bridgetown, Barbados sign a twinning agreement.

[edit] See also

• The High Commission of Barbados in Ottawa
• The High Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States in Ottawa (OECS)

[edit] External links

• Official website - of the Canadian High Commission in Barbados
  • The Regional Security System (RSS) - website sponsored by the High Commission
• Canada's DFAIT - on Canada-Barbados relations.
• The Canada Barbados Business Association (CBBA) - High Commissioner is Chairperson of organization.