Account of the Embassy of Slovakia in Ottawa. Follow tweets of @SlovakiaMFA.
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Remarkable life&legacy of Leopold "Jim" Stastny, ⚽️ visionary, #Holocaust survivor, bringing together 🇸🇰&🇦🇹&🇨🇦. Thanks to Michal Vanek, Museum of Jewish Culture Bratislava, @WirthInstitute, Austrian Embassy, prof. Krakovsky, @ottawa_of and all who attended lectures&exhibition.
Great to take part in a productive economic mission to #Saskatchewan organized for Ambassadors by @GAC_Corporate and @SKTradeInvest. Meeting government, business, research, academic, and Indigenous leaders. Exploring opportunities for further cooperation. Thanks to 🇨🇦 organizers!
Happy Thanksgiving to our 🇨🇦 friends and partners!
#CanadianThanksgiving – at Gatineau, Québec
Participating at the "Pathways to Peace" Conference in Toronto on returning Ukrainian children, detained civilians, and prisoners of war, co-chaired by 🇨🇦🇳🇴🇺🇦 on October 28-29, 2026.
#SlovakiaStandsWithUkraine
Thank you to all who came to celebrate with us our national days - 🇸🇰 Constitution Day, 82nd Anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising and 🇸🇰 Armed Forces Day.🙏🎉🎶 Special thanks to Honorable @Rob_Oliphant for his great speech and cooperation!
🇸🇰🤝🇨🇦🤝🇸🇰🤝🇨🇦 – at Gatineau, Québec
Congratulations to Montreal to 19 year old 🇸🇰 Viktoria Chladonova who is the new UCI World Champion! 🏆🚴🎉 – at Gatineau, Québec
From silver to gold 🥇
Viktória Chladoňová 🇸🇰 goes one better this year, turning last year’s silver into gold at #Montréal2026 🌈
Last weekend we joined 🇸🇰 compatriots in Windsor in marking the 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th anniversary of the Slovak community in Windsor-Essex County organized by the Slovak Heritage Foundation. Congratulations and many more years to this vibrant community of Slovaks so far away from home!🎊🎉 – at Gatineau, Québec
Pleased to see Slovak-Canadian relations developing also in the field of trade union cooperation and social dialogue.🇸🇰🤝🇨🇦 Thank you @MonikaUhlerova, President of the Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak Republic for visiting the Embassy during recent visit in Canada.
Did you know that Andy Warhol’s family roots lead to Slovakia? Find out more at recently re-opened and renovated Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art in Medzilaborce! facebook.com/share/r/1a3nJSH…
muzeumaw.sk/
📷: #muzeumaw and TASR
#Warhol
Great late summer afternoon spent with three generations of Slovaks living in Montreal. This year´s 🇸🇰summer picnic last Saturday was a great success, thank you for inviting us!🙏
#SlovaksInCanada #Krajania
Today we celebrate 🇸🇰Slovakia’s Constitution Day!🎉Adopted 34 years ago on 1 September 1992, Constitution of the Slovak Republic laid the foundations for a free, democratic and sovereign country, built on the rights and responsibilities we all share.🇸🇰
#LestWeForget – at Gatineau, Québec
🇸🇰 82 years ago, brave Slovaks rose up against tyranny and oppression in the Slovak National Uprising.
Today, we honor their courage, sacrifice, and unwavering fight for freedom, democracy, and human dignity.
Their legacy reminds us that true patriotism means standing for our homeland, respecting our history, and taking responsibility for our future.
In times of division, the Uprising sends a powerful message: when freedom and our country are at stake, we can stand together.
Let us remember, honor, and carry their legacy forward. 🇸🇰
Eternal honor to the heroes of the Slovak National Uprising!
Long live Slovakia! 🇸🇰
#SNP #Slovakia #NeverForget
Today in Ottawa, we marked the 35th anniversary of Ukrainian independence and paid tribute to courage and resilience of 🇺🇦 people defending their homeland, freedom, and sovereignty. – at Gatineau, Québec
“The Bare-Chested Man”, famous photograph by Laco Bielik remains a strong symbol of resistance against the Soviet led occupation of Czechoslovakia that started on 21 August 1968. A timeless tribute to courage and the desire for freedom. 🇸🇰
📷: L. Bielik
Last night, we took part in the Black Ribbon Day (23 August) commemoration in Ottawa, remembering and honoring the victims of Nazi and Communist regimes.
#BlackRibbonDay
#LestWeForget
#TogetherWeRemember – at Gatineau, Québec
Juraj Slafkovský won the Slovak Hockey Player of the Year Award for the fourth time and third time in a row. Huge congratulations and good luck in the upcoming season!🎉🏒👏
📷: TASR - Veronika Mihaliková
#Slovenskooo
#GoHabsGo
#GoSlafGo
Congratulations to fantastic 🇸🇰 athlete Emma Zapletalova for winning a historic gold 🏅in the women's 400m hurdles at the European Athletics Championship @birmingham2026! 👏🎊🎉 – at Gatineau, Québec
Happy Canada Day to all 🇨🇦 friends and partners! Bonne fete du Canada! 🇨🇦🤝🇸🇰
#CanadaDay
