Japanese Consulate offices in the Prairies and its location changes
2023/12/12
This marks the eleventh part of the series and the end will come soon. The office shared the relationship between Japan and the Prairies in the ninth part of the series, “The relationship between Japan and the Prairie provinces after the Second World War”. Today it will talk about the history of Japan’s foreign offices in Canada, focusing on the Consulate offices in the Prairies.
In the Prairies, Japan’s Consulate offices were relocated due to the trends of the times. However, while changing the location, the office’s role - to maintain and enhance the relationship between Japan and the Prairies - has not changed. And for this current office in Calgary to be active in various fields, your cooperation and assistance are indispensable. This office sincerely asks for your continued support.
●July 20th, 1928: Japan’s Legation was established in Ottawa. (Legation members left the city on May 8th, 1942.)
●May 20th, 1952: A Consul arrived in Vancouver. (This Consulate was promoted to Consulate-General on June 15th, 1963.）
●May 25th, 1954: A Consulate was established in Toronto. (This Consulate was promoted to Consulate-General on June 15th, 1965.)
●December 1st, 1960: A Consulate-General was established in Montreal.
●March 1st, 1967: A Consulate was established in Edmonton. (This Consulate became a Consulate-General on October 1st, 1971.)
(September, 1970: The Province of Alberta established an office in Tokyo.)
○April 1st, 1977: An Honourary Consul-General was appointed in Regina, Saskatchewan.
○November 1st, 1992: An Honourary Consul-General was appointed in Winnipeg.
✖December 31st, 1992: The Consulate-General in Winnipeg closed.
✖January 1st, 2005: The Consulate-General in Edmonton closed.
● Same day : The Consulate-General in Calgary was established.
○March 12th, 2018: An Honourary Consul-General was appointed in Edmonton.
(January, 2021: The Province of Saskatchewan established an office in Tokyo.)
Pictures on the right side: Canadian Museum for Human Rights (Winnipeg), Edmonton downtown seen from the southern bank of North Saskatchewan River, Saskatchewan Legislative Building, and Olympic Plaza in Calgary.
In the Prairies, Japan’s Consulate offices were relocated due to the trends of the times. However, while changing the location, the office’s role - to maintain and enhance the relationship between Japan and the Prairies - has not changed. And for this current office in Calgary to be active in various fields, your cooperation and assistance are indispensable. This office sincerely asks for your continued support.
1. Before the Second World War
●June 22nd, 1889: The first Japanese Consul arrived in Vancouver. (The Vancouver office was the only Consulate office that Japan established in Canada before the War. The office members left the city on May 4th, 1942.)●July 20th, 1928: Japan’s Legation was established in Ottawa. (Legation members left the city on May 8th, 1942.)
2. After the Second World War (until 1955)
●June 5th, 1951: The head of Japan’s overseas office arrived in Ottawa. (April 28th, 1952: On this day when the Treaty of San Francisco entered into force, with the abolition of the overseas office, a Japanese Embassy was established in Ottawa.)●May 20th, 1952: A Consul arrived in Vancouver. (This Consulate was promoted to Consulate-General on June 15th, 1963.）
●May 25th, 1954: A Consulate was established in Toronto. (This Consulate was promoted to Consulate-General on June 15th, 1965.)
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3. Changes of Consulate offices including one in the Prairies
●December 30th, 1956: A Consulate was established in Winnipeg. (This Consulate was promoted to Consulate-General on July 1st, 1967.)●December 1st, 1960: A Consulate-General was established in Montreal.
●March 1st, 1967: A Consulate was established in Edmonton. (This Consulate became a Consulate-General on October 1st, 1971.)
(September, 1970: The Province of Alberta established an office in Tokyo.)
○April 1st, 1977: An Honourary Consul-General was appointed in Regina, Saskatchewan.
○November 1st, 1992: An Honourary Consul-General was appointed in Winnipeg.
✖December 31st, 1992: The Consulate-General in Winnipeg closed.
✖January 1st, 2005: The Consulate-General in Edmonton closed.
● Same day : The Consulate-General in Calgary was established.
○March 12th, 2018: An Honourary Consul-General was appointed in Edmonton.
(January, 2021: The Province of Saskatchewan established an office in Tokyo.)
Pictures on the right side: Canadian Museum for Human Rights (Winnipeg), Edmonton downtown seen from the southern bank of North Saskatchewan River, Saskatchewan Legislative Building, and Olympic Plaza in Calgary.