According to information from executives of the Unión Nacional Eléctrica (UNE), Cuba’s strategy for electricity generation is to move from the use of fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. A recent investment by a Canadian company furthers the goal. Deltro ... More »
First Deputy Minister Marcelino Medina González of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in Canada this week leading a Cuban delegation to attend the annual political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Cuba and Global Affairs Canada.... More »
The following is the speech given by Marcelino Medina González, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, to more than 200 guests at the Cuban Embassy in Ottawa, Canada. The First Deputy Minister and his delegation are on a working visit to Canada from... More »
The following are highlights from Cuban Ambassador Josefina Vidal‘s speech at the Cuban Embassy in Ottawa on January 30. The event was a celebration of Cuba’s national day, the 61st anniversary of the Revolution and 75 years of the Canada-Cuba relationship: Th... More »
Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chrystia Freeland, will make a working visit to Cuba on August 28, 2019. The Minister will meet with her Cuban counterpart Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla. The Ministers will continue discussions on the crisis in Venezuel... More »
The Canadian Embassy in Havana has reopened following a temporary closure in May which left many Cubans without immigration services. Services previously provided such as visitor visas, study and work permits, and interviews for permanent residence applicants ... More »
May 8th, 2019. It is a date that those with ties between Canada and Cuba know well. From the early morning hours, as media began to break their news stories for the day, the Government of Canada was making its announcement that, effective immediately, all visa... More »
Global Affairs Canada and Department of Justice Canada announced on Friday that the government would vigorously defend its interests in Cuba. On Friday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada made the following s... More »
WYM Group, S.A., a Canadian company from the province of Quebec is betting on business in Cuba. The Company has been approved to manufacture and market tissue paper and cleaning products for 25 years in the Special Development Zone (ZEDM) at the Port of Mariel... More »
Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, began an official visit to Canada yesterday. The Minister’s visit is a working one which will last until Thursday, November 22. He will be participating in a series of official meetings... More »
