List of ambassadors of Ukraine to Canada
| Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada | |
|---|---|
 | |
Incumbent vacant | |
| Nominator | Petro Poroshenko |
| Inaugural holder | Levko Lukyanenko as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation | March 14, 1992 |
| Final holder | Ihor Ostash |
| Abolished | June 16, 2011 |
| Deputy | Andriy Shevchenko |
| Website | Ukraine Embassy - Ottawa |
The Ukraine Ambassador to Canada (Ukrainian: Посол України в Канаді) is the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary from Ukraine to Canada.
History
Canada became the first Western power to recognize the Independence of Ukraine on December 2, 1991. The diplomatic relations were established on January 27, 1992 when the Minister of Foreign Affairs Anatoliy Zlenko and the Secretary of State for External Affairs Barbara McDougal exchanged notes.
On September 10, 1992 a Canadian of Ukrainian descent Erast Hutsulyak obtained a house at 331 Metcalfe Street in Ottawa for $615,000. He donated it to the Government of Ukraine for accommodation of the Embassy of Ukraine in Canada. The embassy was officially opened on December 1, 1992. In 1994 for the needs of the embassy was purchased another house at 310 Somerset Street West for $1.8 million. The new building is located in 700 m (0.43 mi) from the first purchased one. Most of the funds came from the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. The building at Metcalfe Street was left for the Consulate of Ukraine in Ottawa.
Ambassadors to Canada
- 1991 - 1992 Aleksei Rodionov (Chargé d'Affaires of Ukraine in Canada)
- 1992-05-14 - 1993-10-15 Levko Lukyanenko
- 1994 - 1996-01-17 Victor Batiuk
- 1996-01-24 - 1998-10-15 Volodymyr Furkalo
- 1998-10-22 - 1999-12-11 Volodymyr Khandohiy
- 2000-03-09 - 2003-04-07 Yuriy Shcherbak
- 2004-03-20 - 2006-02-07 Mykola Maimeskul
- 2006-09-11 - 2011-06-16 Ihor Ostash
- 2011 - 2012 Marko Shevchenko (Chargé d'Affaires of Ukraine in Canada)
- 2012-11-08 - 2014-11 Vadym Prystaiko
- 2014-11-27 - 2015 Marko Shevchenko (Chargé d'Affaires of Ukraine in Canada)
- 2015-09-24 - present Andriy Shevchenko