The Canadian Trade Office in Taipei (CTOT) is Canada's representation in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Today the country officially known as the Republic of China (ROC) is commonly known by the international community as Taiwan and occasionally as Chinese Taipei. It should not be confused with the other country officially known as the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), which is commonly known as China. ...

Canada and the People's Republic of China (PRC) signed a joint communiqué marking the establishment of diplomatic relations on October 13, 1970. In the text, Canada recognises the PRC government as the "sole legal government of China" and "takes note" of China's position that Taiwan is an "inalienable part of the territory" of the PRC.^[1] The language of the communiqué does not indicate active Canadian assent to the PRC's claim to Taiwan. However, given the stance of the PRC government that countries with which it has diplomatic relations refrain from official relations with the Republic of China, Canada is forced to make its dealings with Taipei surreptitious. Thus, Canada does not have an embassy or consulate general/consulate in Taiwan, but instead has an officially unofficial "trade office."

The CTOT was established in October 1986, and is funded by the Government of Canada and staffed by Foreign Affairs Canada and Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Despite its name, the CTOT is not very different from any Canadian Embassy. The CTOT does everything from issuing Canadian visas to promoting tourism in Canada. In addition, there are also provincial representatives from the Governments of Alberta, British Columbia, and Quebec. The Department of Foreign Affairs, also referred to as Foreign Affairs Canada, is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for foreign policy and diplomacy. ... The Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for issues dealing with immigration and citizenship. ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower   Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English de facto (none stated in law) Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 36 6 Area... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of...

The ROC, likewise, is represented in Canada by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, which has offices in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), sometimes known as Taipei Representative Offices, are de facto embassies and consulates of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in countries that do not have official relations with the ROC because of relations with the Peoples Republic of China, but have nevertheless...

See also

• Foreign relations of Canada
• Foreign relations of Taiwan
• Political status of Taiwan

// Early diplomatic history The British North American colonies which constitute modern Canada had little control over their foreign affairs. ... This article is about the foreign relations of the Republic of China on Taiwan. ... Taiwan Strait area The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan hinges on whether Taiwan, including the Pescadores (Penghu), should remain the effective territory of the Republic of China (ROC), become unified with the territories now governed by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), or become the Republic of...

Footnotes

1. ↑  Mackerras, Colin and Amanda Yorke. The Cambridge Handbook of Contemporary China (New York: Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge, 1991). 152. ISBN 0-521-38755-8

External links

• Canadian Trade Office in Taipei (English Version)
• The B.C. Representative Office in Taiwan (English version)
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada (English and French)