Canadian diplomats in U.S. face gun violence, housing woes, audit finds
The audit found 65% of rents exceeded Ottawa’s ceiling and some staff relied on advances or credit card debt for medical costs.
- An internal Global Affairs Canada audit released earlier this year found staff at Canadian missions across the U.S. face significant safety risks, housing shortages, and health care access problems more than a year after unions flagged these concerns.
- U.S. cities present security risks involving street crime, protests, and firearms alongside broader social crises, the audit says. Auditors specifically found emergency management plans for the Atlanta, Detroit, and Los Angeles consulates need significant improvement.
- A whopping 65 per cent of rents across the U.S. network exceed budgets set by Ottawa, while a dysfunctional medical insurance system forces some diplomats to rely on personal debt or advances over $100,000 for care.
- Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers president Pam Isfeld said uncompetitive salaries make it difficult to recruit Americans for consulate roles, warning that appointing leaders without diplomatic experience complicates mission management.
- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand plans to open a new consulate in Anchorage this year, though the department has not responded to requests for comment about the broader issues staff flagged to auditors.
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Canadian diplomats in U.S. face high health care and housing costs: audit
An internal government audit of Canadian diplomatic missions in the U.S. completed late last year found staff faced safety risks and problems with accessing health care — more than a year after a union flagged those same issues.
Canadian diplomats in the United States face security risks, says an audit of Global Affairs Canada.
An internal audit of the federal government of Canadian diplomatic missions in the United States, completed at the end of last year, revealed that staff faced risks to their safety and difficulties in accessing health care, which occurred more than a year after a union reported these same problems.
Canadian diplomats in US face gun violence and housing woes, audit finds
An internal government audit of Canadian diplomatic missions in the US completed late last year found staff faced safety risks and problems with accessing health care — more than a year after a union flagged those same issues.
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Canadian diplomats in U.S. face gun violence, housing woes, audit finds
OTTAWA - An internal government audit of Canadian diplomatic missions in the U.S. completed late last year found staff faced safety risks and problems with accessing health care
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