The following is a list of Canadian ambassadors to Burkina Faso. Canada established a diplomatic mission to Burkina Faso in 1962. * — 1962 * — 1962–1965 * — 1965–1966 * — 1966–1968 * — 1968–1969 * — 1969–1972 * Gilles Mathieu — 1972–1975 * — 1975–1978 * — 1978–1980 * — 1980–1983 * John Peter Bell — 1983–1988 * — 1988–1991 * Jean Denis Belisle — 1991–1994 * — 1994–1995 * — 1995–1997 * — 1997–2001 * Denis Briand — 2001–? * * — 2011–2015 * — 2015-October 27, 2017 * — October 27, 2017 present