The Commission of Appointment of Honorary Consul for the province of Nova Scotia was ceremoniously handed over by Actg. High Commissioner Anzul Banu Jhan to Professor Wimal Rankaduwa on 04^th January 2024, at the office of the High Commission in Ottawa.

Actg. High Commissioner emphasized on the need to focus on promoting bilateral trade, investment and tourism apart from routine consular assistance. She also informed that Sri Lanka is strategically located in the Indian Ocean and has potential to become a transshipment hub for Canadian Agricultural goods.  Honorary Consul emphasized that Halifax being an important Canadian port and that relations between ports of both countries could be looked in to. He also said he plans to build on his network with the community to facilitate outreach and consular service. Minister Counsellor Lashinka Dammullage and the consular staff briefed him on the consular functions that come under his purview in the province of Nova Scotia.

The office of the Honorary Consul is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia and he could be reached on +1-902-449-0727 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Honorary Consul Rankaduwa is a Sri Lankan-Canadian academic and an outstanding community service leader living in the Maritimes since 1987. Currently, he is a Professor of Economics at the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), where he has served as a member of the Board of Governors and the Senate for several years. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at the Dalhousie University (DAL) and the Department of Economics at Saint Mary’s  University( SMU) in Nova Scotia. Before joining UPEI he taught at Mount Saint Vincent University in Nova Scotia, University of Peradeniya and University of Ruhuna in Sri Lanka. He holds M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Dalhousie University and B.A. and M.Sc. degrees from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

In 1990, he launched the first ever Sri Lankan- Canadian series of radio ‘Voice of Taprobane’ and in 1995, he also found the television program ‘Taprobane’ to promote cultural awareness through creative entertainment.

He is one of the recipients of Top 25 Immigrants in the Maritimes of Canada in 2018. His service was also recognized by Resolution No. 3501 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly by the Honorable Lena Metledge Diab,ECNS,MLA, Minister of Immigration, on May 04, 2016.

He is married to Ms. Sandya Rankaduwa and blessed with four children.

Sri Lanka High Commission 

Ottawa

04^th January 2024