Global Affairs misses benchmark after report shows only 58 per cent of properties abroad in ‘good’ or ‘fair’ condition

Former diplomat David McKinnon says the state of the foreign ministry’s properties abroad is a long-standing concern, but that similar pressures go far beyond Global Affairs.

Global Affairs Canada, headquartered in Ottawa's Pearson Building, has missions in Japan, Mexico, and Senegal, among others, that are rated in 'critical' condition.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

December 3, 2025

Just over half of Canada’s foreign ministry’s properties abroad are rated in “good” or “fair” condition, missing the target of 85 per cent that should be in that state, according to a recently released departmental report.

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