Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Sunday, where he reopened the Canadian Embassy in Kyiv.
Trudeau is also scheduled to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in person for the first time since Russia began its invasion.
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly joined Trudeau on the trip.
“The prime minister is in Ukraine to meet with President Zelenskyy and reaffirm Canada’s unwavering support for the Ukrainian people,” Cameron Ahmad, a spokesman for Trudeau, said in a written statement Sunday.
Canada began scaling down its diplomatic presence in Ukraine in late January as intelligence warned of an impending Russian invasion.