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| Activated: | December 2003 |
| Minister: | Peter Mackay |
| Deputy Minister: | Peter Harder |
| Budget: | C$113 million (2006) |
FAC was created in December 2003 by splitting the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in a federal government reorganization.
The department was once called The Department of External Affairs, the word foreign being deliberately avoided since the department was founded while Canada's foreign policy was still controlled by the United Kingdom. The department's name was changed in 1993.
On February 15, 2005 the legislation to legally remove DFAIT from the books and establish a Department of Foreign Affairs did not pass the first vote in the Canadian House of Commons. Future legislative changes are unclear at this time.
In early 2006, as a part of the new Harper Government, the Department of Foreign Affairs Canada and the Department of International Trade Canada were rejoined after having been separated during the previous government. The details are still unclear on what exactly this will mean for DFAIT
Current Ministers
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Peter MacKay
- Minister for International Cooperation and Minister responsible for La Francophonie - Josée Verner
See also
External links
Canadian federal departments and agencies | Foreign relations of Canada
"Foreign Affairs Canada"