We’ve been asked many times when the Canadian embassy, announced back in 2010, would open here in Qatar. Canadian consular services have, up until now, been taken care of in Kuwait.

The good news is, that changes today.

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird arrived in Qatar yesterday on a short trip to the Gulf. One of his official tasks while here is to open Canada’s new embassy, which is located at the Tornado Tower.

Congrats Canadians, your wait is over.

Credit: Photo by Alfred Weidinger