From: Global Affairs Canada
News release
April 24, 2026 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada
Canada and Mexico share long-standing, close ties that are underpinned by strong people-to-people connections and advance mutual security and prosperity. Canada has a large diplomatic footprint in Mexico with 10 missions across the country, including the embassy, consulates, consular agencies and Trade Commissioner Service offices.
To build on this important partnership and ensure Canada’s missions can meet the needs of an evolving world, Global Affairs Canada today announced the redevelopment of the Canadian embassy in Mexico City.
Redevelopment of the embassy offers the most cost-effective and sustainable solution for Canadians. It will allow Canada to consolidate all its Mexico City-based operations into one property and enhance program delivery while providing a safer and more accessible environment for staff members and visitors alike. The new chancery will also enhance Canada’s capacity to grow trade, as well as its commercial ties, as it expands and diversifies economic relationships with trusted, reliable partners like Mexico.
The redevelopment of the embassy reflects Canada’s ongoing commitment to enhancing and expanding its bilateral relations with Mexico. By investing in their partnership, the two countries are deepening interpersonal ties, strengthening cultural connections, expanding trade and investment and building a more integrated and prosperous partnership.
Quick facts
- On February 11, 2026, Canada awarded a $153.6-million contract to GAMI Ingeniería e Instalaciones, S.A. de C.V., in partnership with Diamond Schmitt Architects, a Toronto-based company, and Ideurban Tecnologías, S.A. de C.V, for the redevelopment of its embassy in Mexico. The team also includes Tawaw Architecture Collective, an Indigenous architectural firm based in Canada.
- The embassy is among Canada’s most significant full-service missions with close to 220 staff members from 11 federal departments and provincial partners.
- The embassy has been located at its current chancery for the last 40 years.
- Canada is the second-largest source of visitors to Mexico with over 2.8 million Canadians travelling to Mexico in 2025.
- Mexico is Canada’s third-largest merchandise trading partner. Canadian direct investment in Mexico totalled $46.3 billion in 2024, making it Canada’s ninth-largest destination for direct investment.
- During Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Mexico in September 2025, Canada and Mexico launched the new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to deepen ties between the two countries and make North America the most competitive, dynamic and resilient economic region in the world. The partnership includes the Canada-Mexico Action Plan as the road map.