Canada deployed 30 consular specialists to countries bordering Iran: official

Diplomats have been sent to border towns in Turkey and Azerbaijan, but it remains a 'risk' for Canadians within Iran to travel to the border.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has highlighted Canada's consular response in the days since the start of the war in Iran.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

March 18, 2026

Canada’s foreign ministry has deployed its rapid reaction consular team along the Iranian border but won’t enter the besieged country, according to a senior official.

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