The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada ( zh, t=駐加拿大臺北經濟文化代表處, p=Zhù Jiānádà Táiběi Jīngjì Wénhuà Dàibiǎo Chù; french: Bureau économique et culturel de Taïpei au Canada), also called TECO Canada, is a
trade office
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representing the interests of the Republic of China (
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
) in Canada. Located in
Ottawa
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, the office functions as a
''de facto'' embassy in the absence of formal diplomatic relations between
Canada
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and Taiwan.
The office is headed by a representative serving as the ''de facto''
ambassador
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...
to Canada, currently Winston Chen. Additional branch offices are located in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
,
Ontario
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and
Vancouver
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,
British Columbia
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. The Ottawa office handles passport and visa issues for the National Capital Region, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador and
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
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, while offices in Toronto and Vancouver handle needs in the rest of Canada.
The counterpart Canadian office in Taiwan is the
Canadian Trade Office in Taipei
The Canadian Trade Office in Taipei (CTOT; french: Bureau commercial du Canada à Taipei; ) is Canada's trade office in Taiwan, which functions as a ''de facto'' embassy in the absence of official diplomatic relations in which Canada recognized t ...
.
Canadian Trade Office in Taipei
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Divisions
* Public Affairs Division
* Services Division
* Education Division
* Economic Division
* Information Division
* Science and Technology Division
Branches
* Toronto: Yonge-Richmond Centre Suite 1202, 151 Yonge Street
* Vancouver: The Scotia Tower, 2200 650 West Georgia Street
List of representatives
* Jason Yuan
Jason Yuan (; born 1 February 1942) is a Taiwanese politician and diplomat. He was the Secretary-General of the National Security Council in 2012–2014.
ROC Representative to the United States
Yuan was the chief representative of the Republi ...
(1994–1996)
* David Lee (2007–2012)
* Liu Chih-kung
Liu Chih-kung () is a Taiwanese diplomat.
Early life
Liu obtained his bachelor's degree in diplomacy from National Chengchi University in 1972. He then continued his study in the same university and obtained his master's degree and doctoral degr ...
(2012–2014)
* Bruce Linghu
Bruce Jung Da Linghu (; born January 1954) is a Taiwanese diplomat. He was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) from 24 September 2015 until 20 May 2016.
Education
Linghu obtained his bachelor's degree in English from National Taiwan N ...
(2014–2015)
* Wu Rong-chuan (2015–2016)
* Kung Chung-chen (2016–2018)
* (2018-2022)
* Tseng Ho-jen (since 2022)
See also
* Canada–Taiwan relations
Canada and the Republic of China (also known as Taiwan) have maintained unofficial bilateral relations since 1970.
Relations between Canada and the ROC were established in 1942. Since Canada's recognition of the People's Republic of China as ...
* Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), also known as Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), Taipei Representative Office (TRO) or Taipei Mission, is an alternative diplomatic institution serving as a ''de facto'' e ...
References
External links
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{{Diplomatic missions of the Republic of China
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
Canada–Taiwan relations