The ambassador of Canada to Russia is the official representative of the Canadian government to the government of Russia. The official title for the ambassador is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Russian Federation. The ambassador of Canada to Russia is Sarah Taylor who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on November 9, 2023.
The Embassy of Canada is located at Starokonyushennyy Pereulok, 23, Moscow, Russia, 119002.
Canada and the USSR had de facto diplonmatic recognition on July 3, 1992, and de jure diplomatic recornition on March 4, 1924. Diplomatic relations between Canada and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was established on June 12, 1942. L. Dana Wilgress was appointed as Canada's first Envoy on October 5, 1942, and first ambassador on December 9, 1943.
The USSR was dissolved on December 26, 1991, and Canada recognized the Russian Federation as the continuation of the USSR. Michael Richard Bell continued in the role of Ambassador until his replacement with Jeremy K.B. Kinsman on August 27, 1992.