Canada’s embassies house hundreds of non-foreign ministry staff from other departments, governments

Government documents show there were nearly 850 government employees from departments other than Global Affairs posted abroad, at least as recently as 2012.

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen is responsible for a large portion of Canada's employees abroad that fall outside the department of Global Affairs. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY CHELSEA NASH

May 17, 2017

Global Affairs Canada shares offices abroad with more than 800 people from other federal government departments and other governments, foreign ministry documents indicate. That includes everyone from officials in Canada's elect...

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