Global Affairs Canada

• Global Affairs Canada eyes taking ‘more risks’ in uncertain world: document

  The foreign affairs department is struggling under Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cuts, and now is 'challenging traditional assumptions' about its work.

  Politics

  Mar 18
  
• Fewer Canadians abroad seeking help as thousands flee Middle East: Anand

  Global Affairs Canada said fewer Canadians are taking government-assisted travel options as flights gradually resume in parts of the region amid the ongoing Iran war.

  Canada

  Mar 10
  
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• War in Iran: Canadians leaving Middle East by plane, bus and foot

  Amid the war in Iran, Canadians continue to request help in leaving the Middle East. Global Affairs Canada says several flights, buses and pedestrian crossings have been arranged.

  Canada

  Mar 8
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• Queen’s University group stranded in Qatar amid Middle East conflict

  A Queen's University professor and 16 students are stranded in Doha after their flight home from Sri Lanka was diverted due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

  Canada

  Mar 5
• Canadians accused of joining ISIS moved out of Syria to prisons in Iraq

  At least five Canadians may be among those now before Iraq's judiciary.

  Canada

  Feb 13
• Consular services won’t be affected by Global Affairs Canada cuts: minister

  The recent federal budget includes a $561 million cut to the department's budget next year, which increases to a $1.1 billion cut two years later.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2025
• Russian snipers are using Canadian rifles, despite sanctions

  Despite sanctions, made-in-Canada long-range firearms are turning up in Russia.

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2025
• Death row, detainment and geopolitics cause surge in Canadian consular cases

  Global Affairs said it has had to deploy evacuation personnel to extract Canadians from crisis situations much more frequently than before, up 3.4 times over the past five years.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2025
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• Wine, candy and room service: How Ottawa spent $170,000 on Canadian ISIS women

  Global Affairs Canada went well over budget helping ISIS women return home from Syria with their kids.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2025
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• Global Affairs Canada to see cuts under Carney’s plan, Anand says

  Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to ministers on Monday asking them to find savings of 7.5 per cent in their budgets starting next spring.

  Politics

  Jul 14, 2025