The chancery is located on Parkdale Avenue, south of the Ottawa River in Mechanicsville. The Indonesian government bought and renovated the building in this location in 1997.[3] Before this location, the chancery was located on 287 MacLaren Street, Ottawa.[4] When the diplomatic mission was still in the form of a legation office in 1952, it was located on Aylmer Road, Aylmer, Quebec.[5]
The first Indonesian ambassador to Canada was Ali Sastroamidjojo (1953–1954). The current ambassador is Daniel Tumpal Sumurung Simanjuntak.
1 The Indonesian Economic and Trade Office in Taipei is Indonesia's representative office in Taiwan, which functions as an informal diplomatic mission.