Cuban Ambassador Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz held talks this Thursday with the Honorable Mona Fortier, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Canadian Parliament. The meeting served to address the state of bilateral relations and provide an update on the actions taken during the year to commemorate the 80th anniversary of bilateral relations between our states.
Cuba's ambassador to Canada, Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, visited the Honorable Yves-François Blanchet, leader of the Bloc Québécois.
During the meeting, they discussed the current international situation and the effects of the US blockade against Cuba.
Ambassador Malmierca thanked Canada, and in particular the Bloc Québécois, for its historic position in support of the Cuban people.
The Consulate General of Cuba in Toronto celebrated National Cuban Culture Day this October 20th with an emotional event to pay tribute to the traditions, arts, and expressions that have forged our Cuban cultural heritage, which encompasses the influence and syncretism of an entire cultural amalgamation that gave rise to the birth of our identity.
Present at the event were: Oscar Vigil, president of the Canadian Council for Hispanic Heritage; members of different solidarity organizations with Cuba; and Cuban residents in Toronto.
Members of the Consulate General of Cuba participated in the annual event of the Association of the Consular Corps Accredited in Toronto (CCAT) held on the evening of October 18th.
Ottawa - This Friday, October 17th, at the Southminster United Church, Cuban composer, director, and pianist José María Vitier offered the concert "Ibero-American Visions," within the framework of the celebrations for Hispanic Heritage Month in Canada and Cuban Culture Day.
Ottawa - This Thursday, October 16th, the exhibition "The Mirror of Our Magical Culture" was inaugurated in this capital city, curated by Lilia Faulkner Carranza, president of the Canadian institution Terra Art, within the framework of the celebrations for Hispanic and Latin Heritage Month in Canada, and for Cuban Culture Day.
The Consulate General of Cuba in Toronto participated, on October 10th and 11th, 2025, in the 1st Festival dedicated to the "trova" musical style held in Toronto, "Cuba sings and blossoms."
Organized by Nancy Quetzal and Ernesto Espinoza, the event featured the Cuban "trovadores" (troubadours) Raul Torres, Fidel Diaz Castro, and Erdwin Vichot, accompanied by a group of artists of different nationalities who joined together, armed with guitars, violins, saxophones, flutes, and poetry to represent the ultimate expression of Cubanness through music.
This October 10th, without shaking off the dust of the road, members of the staff of the Embassy of Cuba in Canada visited the Latin America Park in Quebec City, where the only bust of José Martí in the vast Canadian geography is located, alongside that of other heroes of the independence of our America, such as the Liberator Simón Bolívar.
This October 9th, the Ambassador of Cuba to Canada, Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz, was received at the House of Commons by Member of Parliament Don Davies, interim leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP).
In a very interesting meeting, described as such by the Cuban Ambassador on social network X, both parties exchanged views on the international situation and the potential development of relations between Cuba and Canada.
Ottawa – Cuba was present this October 4th at the VII Ibero-American Book Fair, which, as usual, took place within the framework of Hispanic Heritage Month in Ontario and Latin American Heritage Month in Canada, and which on this occasion was held at Saint Paul University in the Canadian capital.
