| Canada
History of Relations |
Diplomatic Representation | Travel Info
| Health Requirements | Climate Info | Currency
Info | Trade Info | Visits and Meetings
| Agreements | Interest Groups/ Organisations History
of Relations A vociferous critic of apartheid, Canada was strict in
its application of sanctions against South Africa until September 1993, with relations
normalising fully in 1994. President Mandela's visit to Canada in September 1998
brought the two countries close together. As the chair of the summit of
the G8-industrialised countries in 2002, Canada played a leading role in formulating
the G8 response to NEPAD, presented as the African Action Plan. Ministerial
visits are frequently taking place between South Africa and Canada, and both bilateral
as well as multilateral issues are discussed. Diplomatic
Representation South African Representation in Canada
H E Ms S Y Dlamini-Mntambo
High Commissioner
South
African High Commission Canada Representation in South
Africa
Mr C J Cooler
Acting High Commissioner Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Canadian
High Commission Travel Info Visa
requirements for South Africa
For more information contact the
Canadian High Commission in Pretoria
or visit the website of the Canadian
Government.
Health
Requirements
A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required
from travellers coming from an infected area. For further information go
to Travelers' Health.
Climate Info
Ottawa
is hot and humid in summer and extremely cold in winter with heavy snow falls
at times. For up-to-date weather information click here.
Currency Info
The
monetary unit is the Canadian Dollar, expressed as CAD or CAN$. The currency is
freely convertible. For current exchange rates click here. State
and Official Visits / Bilateral Meetings No Information Bilateral
Agreements
If you have any queries with regard to treaties please contact the Treaty Section of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) at 012 351 1000.
Trade
Info
For current information on trade statistics between South Africa
and Canada, visit the website of the Department
of Trade, Industry and Competition of South Africa.
Interest
Groups and Information No information | 
