Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

and

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

have a long history of close and friendly

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. Canada and was one of the first countries to recognise Malaysia's independence. Canada has a high commission in

Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...

, and Malaysia has a high commission in

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. Both countries are full members of the

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. Former Canadian Prime Minister

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claims partial Malay ancestry.

Science and technologies

Canada and Malaysia have strengthening ties in sectors such as

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green technology Environmental technology (or envirotech) is the use of engineering and technological approaches to understand and address issues that affect the environment with the aim of fostering environmental improvement. It involves the application of scien ...

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

transport Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional Motion, movement of humans, animals, and cargo, goods from one location to another. Mode of transport, Modes of transport include aviation, air, land tr ...

oil and gas A fossil fuel is a flammable carbon compound- or hydrocarbon-containing material formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the buried remains of prehistoric organisms (animals, plants or microplanktons), a process that occurs within geologi ...

. Notably,

Petronas Petroliam Nasional Berhad, commonly known as PETRONAS (stylised in all caps), is a Malaysian Multinational corporation, multinational petroleum, oil and natural gas, gas company headquartered in Kuala Lumpur. Established in 1974, it is a lega ...

(the Malaysian state-owned oil and gas company) has a 25% equity ownership in

LNG Canada LNG Canada Development Inc. is an industrial joint venture established to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada. The consortium is led by Shell plc, Shell and also includes Petronas, PetroChin ...

, which at CAD 40 billion, is the largest private sector investment in Canadian history. Canada is Petronas' second largest resource holder, after Malaysia.

Trade

Canada's trade relationship with Malaysia includes commerce across several sectors. Malaysia is also one of the members of the

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which Canada joined in 2012. In 2018, Canada seeking to enhanced the trade relations with the Malaysian state of

Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's North Kalima ...

especially in infrastructure, energy, information and communications technology, water treatment and waste since it has expertise in these areas as well in education.

Resident diplomatic missions

High Commission of Malaysia, Ottawa

The High Commission of Malaysia in

's primary

diplomatic mission A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually denotes ...

. It is located at 60 Boteler Street in

(). The first High Commissioner of Malaysia to Canada was Tan Sri Ong Yoke Lin, who was appointed in April 1967. The current High Commissioner of Malaysia to Canada is Her Excellency Anizan @ Siti Hajjar Adnin, since June 2021, who replaced Her Excellency Dato' Nor' Aini Abd Hamid (from 2019 to 2021). It was Her Excellency Dato' Aminahtun (from 2016 to 2018), and prior to her, Her Excellency Dato' Hayati Ismail (2011-2015).

High Commission of Canada, Kuala Lumpur

The High Commission of Canada in Malaysia is found in

. The High Commissioner is Wayne Robson. There is also a consulate headed by an honorary consul in

Penang Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. Th ...

References

External links

High Commission of Malaysia in Ottawa

Consulate General of Malaysia in Vancouver

Bilateral relations of Malaysia

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