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Embassy of Canada to Poland

Embassy of Canada in Warsaw, Poland
Embassy of Canada in Warsaw, Poland
	The new Embassy has won various awards including Best Building of the Year (2001), Best Architectural Design (2001), and Best Public Building (2002).
Location	Warsaw, Poland
Address	ulica Matejki 1/5, 00-481
Ambassador	Daniel Costello

The Embassy of Canada in Warsaw, Poland (French: Ambassade du Canada en Pologne) is Canada's diplomatic mission to Poland. The embassy also covers the country of Belarus as part of its mandate. The embassy building is located at ulica Matejki 1/5 in Warsaw down the street from the Polish Sejm.

Overview

The embassy had been previously based in a house on ___ that had been purchased in ____.

Designed by WZMH Architects, the new $10M facility more than doubles the size of the building it replaces and has won much acclaim since its official opening in 2001. The embassy was named Best Building of the Year in 2001 by Polish Business News, best public building in 2002 by the City of Warsaw, and received a special citation from the Association of Polish Architects for the best architectural design in 2001.

The building has an open and transparent design which includes a full-height skylit lobby and a double-height multi-purpose room called the Canada Room used for formal receptions and presentations. The building is three storeys in height with a French limestone exterior. A virtual tour highlights the different features of the building.

Trade Commissioner Service

The mandate of Canadian Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) in Warsaw is to promote Canada's trade and economic interests in Poland, and as such, to support the efforts of Canadian companies who have selected Poland as a target market for their products, services or technologies. The TCS also offers Polish clients assistance regarding investment and trade opportunities in Canada and will match their sourcing needs with appropriate Canadian products and services.

|image = Canadian Embassy by Daniel Stepien.jpg |caption = Arthur Erickson's combination of modernism and neoclassicism evokes I.M. Pei's design for the National Gallery of Art's East Building across Pennsylvania Avenue.

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+|caption = <small>The new Embassy has won various awards including Best Building of the Year (2001), Best Architectural Design (2001), and Best Public Building (2002).</small>
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 The embassy had been previously based in a house on ___ that had been purchased in ____.
-The new $10M facility more than doubles the size of the building it replaces and has won much acclaim since its official opening in 2001. The embassy was named Best Building of the Year in 2001 by Polish Business News, best public building in 2002 by the City of Warsaw, and received a special citation from the Association of Polish Architects for the best architectural design in 2001.
+Designed by [http://www.wzmh.com/index.php/projects/institutional/canadian_embassy/| WZMH Architects], the new $10M facility more than doubles the size of the building it replaces and has won much acclaim since its official opening in 2001. The embassy was named Best Building of the Year in 2001 by Polish Business News, best public building in 2002 by the City of Warsaw, and received a special citation from the Association of Polish Architects for the best architectural design in 2001.
 The building has an open and transparent design which includes a full-height skylit lobby and a double-height multi-purpose room called the Canada Room used for formal receptions and presentations. The building is three storeys in height with a French limestone exterior.  A [http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/poland-pologne/offices-bureaux/tour_embassy-visite_ambassade_1.aspx?lang=eng| virtual tour] highlights the different features of the building.
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 === Trade Commissioner Service ===
-The mandate of [[Canadian Trade Commissioner Service]] (TCS) in Warsaw is to promote Canada's trade and economic interests in Poland, and as such, to support the efforts of Canadian companies who have selected Poland as a target market for their products, services or technologies. The TCS also offers Polish clients assistance regarding investment and trade opportunities in Canada and will match their sourcing needs with appropriate Canadian products and services.
+The mandate of [http://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/eng/home.jsp| Canadian Trade Commissioner Service] (TCS) in Warsaw is to promote Canada's trade and economic interests in Poland, and as such, to support the efforts of Canadian companies who have selected Poland as a target market for their products, services or technologies. The TCS also offers Polish clients assistance regarding investment and trade opportunities in Canada and will match their sourcing needs with appropriate Canadian products and services.
 |image = Canadian Embassy by Daniel Stepien.jpg