In 2006 , Governor General Michaëlle Jean visited Algeria as part of a tour of Africa , during which she promoted the partnership between Canada and Algeria in assisting in African development . In 2010 , Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika visited Canada to take part in the G8 summit in Muskoka . Lawrence Cannon , then the Minister of Foreign Affairs , visited Algeria in January 2011 and met with his Algerian counterpart , Minister of Foreign Affairs Mourad Medelci
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Algeria–Canada relations