Our informal FoC network - inspired by the Canadian embassy - facilitates the exchange of camaraderie and Canadian-related information between Canadians and friends of Canada from all nations who live in Greece.

If you live in Greece and wish to be added to the FoC contact list to become a (free) member and receive our (free) electronic newsletter, please send the following to friendsofcanada.greece@gmail.com. All nations welcome. Note that we will never ask you for money.
Please send:

• Full Name:
• Nationality:
• Email address:
• Mobile phone number:
• Landline phone number (home or office):
• Present city/town:
• Preferred newsletter: Athens or Thessaloniki:
• Facebook name (if you are on Facebook):
• Please also copy and send the following statement: *'Friends of Canada has my consent to process my data.'

* This is simply a legal formality to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. It means you are consenting to FoC processing your data solely for FoC purposes. You may withdraw this consent at any time by emailing FoC with a request to 'unsubscribe' - your contact information will then be deleted from our database. Note that when FoC cohosts a joint event with the Canadian Embassy and/or the Consulate of Thessaloniki, the latter receive the names of the people registered to attend.

about us

When the Canadian embassy suggested the Canadian community of Thessaloniki, Greece, band together in 2001, a small, but dynamic, group of Canadians and friends of Canada formed an informal network. Originally, we were composed of alumni from Canadian universities, but we then embraced an open-door policy.

In late 2011, incoming Canadian Ambassador to Greece, Robert Peck, and Maria Pantazi-Peck immediately suggested Athens follow the successful Thessaloniki model, and we extended the network to Athens. Successive ambassadors and staff at the embassy and Thessaloniki consulate have been extremely supportive of this means of outreach to the local community.

Our informal Friends of Canada (FoC) network facilitates the exchange of camaraderie and Canadian-related information between Greece-based Canadians and friends of Canada from all nations via our electronic newsletter and Facebook page. Our newsletter also brings news from our Canadian-related affiliates about their open-to-the-public events. Over the years, FoC has hosted numerous events and activities in both Athens and Thessaloniki -- but COVID has brought downsizing. At FoC happenings, there is a ‘pay as you go’ philosophy; we collect no monies.

Well-known Canadian Greek writer, Kathryn Lukey-Coutsocostas, is the founding and acting FoC coordinator.