Minister Joly and Minister Rodriguez to welcome International Civil Aviation Organization leadership and Council to Ottawa
News release
June 3, 2024 – Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada
As a founding member and leading contributor and host country to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Canada is proud to support the crucial role the organization plays to ensure people around the world can enjoy safe, secure, sustainable, inclusive, accessible and reliable air transport.
Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport and Quebec Lieutenant, announced that they will welcome Salvatore Sciacchitano, President of the ICAO Council, and Juan Carlos Salazar, ICAO Secretary General, to Ottawa for an official visit on the margins of the ICAO Council Off-site Strategy meeting from June 3 to June 5, 2024.
Minister Joly and Minister Rodriguez will meet with ICAO Council President Sciacchitano and ICAO Secretary General Salazar to discuss several global aviation priorities. This will include upholding a rules-based international air transport system, advancing accessibility and sustainability while continuing to ensure the safety of passengers, crews and the aviation sector across the world.
During their visit, ICAO Council President Sciacchitano and ICAO Secretary General Salazar will also meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
As this year marks the 80th anniversary of ICAO, Canada is honoured to welcome ICAO leadership and the council to our capital, Ottawa. Canada is proud to be host state to ICAO and our commitment to the organization has never been stronger as we reaffirm our dedication to supporting its mandate and work now and into the future.
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“I look forward to welcoming ICAO Council President Sciacchitano, Secretary General Salazar, and the ICAO Council to Ottawa. ICAO is a critical UN specialized agency, and as the international community faces new challenges, ICAO’s role in ensuring safety, security and environmental protection in civil aviation is more important than ever. As proud host state we will ensure that ICAO and its diplomatic community have all the necessary support right here in Canada.”
- Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs
“We are so pleased to welcome ICAO leadership and Council to Ottawa. The world benefits from ICAO’s positive impacts on global aviation and Canada welcomes every opportunity to demonstrate our leadership and contributions to this important work. We are committed to working with ICAO to ensure safe, secure, sustainable, inclusive, and accessible air travel for people around the world.
- Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport and Quebec Lieutenant
Quick facts
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Canada is committed to the United Nations (UN) system and to ICAO, a UN specialized agency focused on international civil aviation.
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ICAO’s mandate is to promote the safe and orderly development of civil aviation throughout the world. It also sets standards and regulations, recommended practices and develops guidance material touching on several important aspects of the global aviation sector, including safety, security, sustainable economic growth and environmental standards.
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ICAO has been headquartered in Montreal since its inception in 1947.
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Canada proudly takes a leadership role and works closely with ICAO and its international aviation partners.
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This year marks the 80th Anniversary of the signing of the Chicago Convention, ICAO’s founding document.
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Canada will host the ICAO Assembly in fall 2025.
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