About the High Commission
The Australian High Commission in Ottawa is responsible for advancing Australia's interests in Canada. We work closely with the Australian Consulate-General in Toronto, the Australian Consulate in Vancouver and the Canadian Government and business community to promote Australia, pursue our foreign policy, trade and security interests, and support Australian businesses in Canada.
The High Commission also provides consular services to Australians in Ontario (excluding the southwestern corner below Kingston), Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Bermuda. It also provides passport and notarial services.
The Australian Consulate General in Toronto and the Australian Consulate in Vancouver provide consular assistance in Canada outside the jurisdictions noted above.
Contact details and business hours for the High Commission
Days on which the High Commission will be closed
Ms Kate Logan
High Commissioner
Ms Logan commenced as Australia's High Commissioner to Canada in December 2024. She is a senior career officer with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and was most recently First Assistant Secretary, Pacific Strategy Division.
She previously led the Consular and Crisis Management Division, was Chief of Protocol and Assistant Secretary of the Executive Branch. She was Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs with responsibility for South and South-east Asia and counter-terrorism issues.
Her roles overseas include Ambassador to Greece, Counsellor at the Australian Embassy in Paris, Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian High Commission in Colombo and Second Secretary at the Australian Embassy in Athens.
She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) majoring in international law and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the University of Melbourne. In 1994 she completed a Graduate Diploma in Foreign Affairs and Trade from the Australian National University. She speaks French and Greek.
Sam Baker
Deputy High Commissioner
Mr Baker commenced as Australia's Deputy High Commissioner to Canada in September 2026. A career officer with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, he has previously served overseas in the Republic of Korea.
In Canberra, Mr Baker has worked on Australia's relationships across the Indo-Pacific, including with the United States, China, the Republic of Korea and Japan. He has also led a team responsible for the Department's handling of complex consular cases.
Mr Baker spent three years as a Senior Adviser on Pacific issues in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. He graduated from the University of Tasmania and, like Canadian Prime Minister Carney, is a former hockey goalie.
Shelley Jackson
Consul General and Trade & Investment Commissioner
Shelley commenced as Consul-General and Trade and Investment Commissioner in Toronto in July 2025. Together with the consular teams at the Australian Consulate-General in Toronto and Australian Consulate in Vancouver, Shelley works closely with the Australian High Commission in Ottawa to support Australians in Canada.
From 2021-2024 Shelley was Director of the Australian Medtech Manufacturing Centre, with the Victorian Government in Melbourne Australia. She has held multiple leadership roles with Austrade including as Director of Health Centre of Excellence, Assistant General Manager - Digital Technologies, Health, Infrastructure and Landing Pads, and State Director. Her overseas roles include Trade Commissioner and Consul in San Francisco and New York and in the private sector in the UK and Japan. She holds a Bachelor of International Business from Griffith University, and an MBA from Melbourne Business School.
Shelley leads Austrade’s trade and investment promotion team in Canada who work with Canadian businesses establishing a presence in Australia, and with Australian exporters entering Canada.