Consulate General of the United States, Toronto
| Consulate General of the United States, Toronto | |
|---|---|
The Consulate in 2016 | |
| Location | 360 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°39′10″N 79°23′16″W / 43.65278°N 79.38778°W |
| Opened | 1864 (as Consulate) 1935 (as Consulate General) |
| Consul General | Baxter Hunt |
| Website | ca |
The Consulate General of the United States in Toronto is a diplomatic mission of the United States in Toronto, Canada. The Consulate General reports to the American Embassy to Canada in Ottawa, the primary American diplomatic mission to Canada. The building is located on University Avenue in Downtown Toronto.
Baxter Hunt is the current US Consul General in Toronto.[1]
On March 10, 2026, the building was shot at, with the suspects fleeing in a car. No one was injured. Chris Leather of the RCMP said that the shooting was "definitely a national security incident" and the RCMP was working with the FBI and CSIS to investigate it.[2]
References
- ^ "Consul General Baxter Hunt". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Canada. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
- ^ "Shots fired at US consulate in Canada in what police call 'national security incident'". The Guardian. March 10, 2026. Retrieved March 14, 2026.