International organisation membership of Canada

Canada is a member of various international organizations and forums.[1] Canada was a founding member of the United Nations in 1945 and formed the North American Aerospace Defense Command together with the United States in 1958.[2] The country has membership in the World Trade Organization, the Five Eyes, the G7 and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The country joined the Organization of American States (OAS) in 1990,[3] and seeks to expand its ties to Pacific Rim economies through membership in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC).[4] Canada ratified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, and seven principal UN human rights conventions and covenants since then.[5] As of 2023, Canada is a signatory to 15 free trade agreements with 51 different countries,[6] and has diplomatic and consular offices in over 270 locations in approximately 180 countries.

Below is a list of international organizations and forums in which Canada has membership.[7][8][9]

## Organizations, summits, and forums

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* Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique
* Arctic Council
* ASEAN — dialogue partner
* ASEAN Regional Forum
* Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
* Community of Democracies
* Council of Europe (observer)
* Democratic 10-D10
* Diplomatic Forum
* Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
* European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
* European Space Agency (cooperating state)
* Food and Agriculture Organization
* G20
* Group of Seven (G7)
* Group of Eight (G8)
* Group of Ten (G10)
* International Atomic Energy Agency
* International Criminal Court
* International Hydrographic Organization
* International Indigenous Affairs
* International Mobile Satellite Organization
* International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
* International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
* International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
* International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
* Interpol
* Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN)
* North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
* Nuclear Suppliers Group
* Open Government Partnership
* Order of Malta
* Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
* International Energy Agency
* Nuclear Energy Agency
* Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
* Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
* Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF or La Francophonie)
* Organization of American States (OAS)
* Pacific Alliance
* Pacific Islands Forum (partner)
* Paris Club
* Permanent Court of Arbitration
* Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (observer)
* UNESCO
* World Customs Organization
* World Trade Organization
* Zangger Committee

## Multilateral organizations

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* African Development Bank (AfDB) — non-regional member
* Asian Development Bank (ADB) — non-regional member
* Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
* Commonwealth of Nations
* Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
* European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
* Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI)
* Global Environment Facility (GEF)
* Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
* Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
* International Cospas-Sarsat Programme (Cospas-Sarsat)[10]
* International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
* Development Finance Institution
* International Monetary Fund (IMF)
* Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (RCM)
* International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
* United Nations
* Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
* UNICEF
* United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
* United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
* United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
* World Food Programme (WFP)
* World Health Organization (WHO)
* World Bank Group (WBG)
* International Finance Corporation (IFC)
* International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
* International Development Association
* Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

## United Nations

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Main article: Canada and the United Nations

* International Atomic Energy Agency
* International Civil Aviation Organization
* International Fund for Agricultural Development
* International Labour Organization
* International Maritime Organization
* International Monetary Fund
* International Organization for Migration
* International Telecommunication Union
* Universal Postal Union
* UNESCO
* United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
* United Nations University (UNU)
* World Health Organization
* World Intellectual Property Organization
* World Meteorological Organization
* World Tourism Organization

## International organizations and offices in Canada

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Organization[11] | Base  | Note

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African Union (AU)  | Washington, D.C. | Co-accredited as Permanent Representative to the United States
Office of the European Union | Montréal, Quebec |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)  | Mississauga, Ontario |
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)  | Montréal, Quebec |
International Cospas-Sarsat Programme | Montréal, Québec |
Sovereign Military Order of Malta \- Canadian Association  | Ottawa, Ontario |
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office | Ottawa, Ontario |
Toronto, Ontario |
Vancouver, BC |
UNESCO Institute for Statistics | Montréal, Quebec |
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)  | Montréal, Quebec | Multilateral Fund for the implementation of the Montreal Protocol Secretariat
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)  | Ottawa, Ontario |
World Food Programme (WFP)  | Ottawa, Ontario |
Commonwealth of Learning (COL)  | Burnaby, BC |
Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat | Ottawa, Ontario |
Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units | Ottawa, Ontario | Secretariat
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO)  | Toronto, Ontario |
Institut de la Francophonie pour le développement durable (IFDD)  | Quebec City, Quebec |
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)  | Ottawa, Ontario |
United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment & Health (UNU-INWEH)  | Hamilton, Ontario |
North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (NACEC)  | Montréal, Quebec |
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)  | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC)  | Vancouver, BC |
Palestinian General Delegation (PGD)  | Ottawa, Ontario |
North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)  | Sidney, BC |
Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC)  | Vancouver, BC |
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity | Montréal, Quebec |

## See also

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* Canada portal
* Politics portal

* Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
* Foreign relations of Canada
* List of country groupings

## References

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1. ^ "International Organizations and Forums". Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada. 2013. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
2. ^ Wilson, G.A.A. (2012). NORAD and the Soviet Nuclear Threat: Canada's Secret Electronic Air War. Dundurn Press. p. 10\. ISBN 978-1-4597-0412-1.
3. ^ McKenna, Peter (2012). Canada Looks South: In Search of an Americas Policy. University of Toronto Press. p. 91\. ISBN 978-1-4426-1108-5.
4. ^ Canada Intelligence, Security Activities and Operations Handbook Volume 1 Intelligence Service Organizations, Regulations, Activities. International Business Publications. 2015. p. 27\. ISBN 978-0-7397-1615-1.
5. ^ Heritage, Canadian (October 23, 2017). "Human rights treaties". Canada.ca. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
6. ^ "Expand globally with Canada's free trade agreements". Trade Commissioner. December 3, 2020. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023.
7. ^ "Partnerships and organizations". GAC. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
8. ^ "Canada's partnerships and priorities by world region". GAC. 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
9. ^ Canada, Economic Development (2015-04-30). "Trade negotiations and agreements". Canada.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
10. ^ International Cospas-Sarsat Programme Agreement – UN Treaty Series (PDF)
11. ^ "Foreign Representatives in Canada: International Organizations and Other Offices". Global Affairs Canada. 2006-06-07. Retrieved 2021-05-15.

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