Canada has announced it is expelling Venezuela's ambassador to Ottawa, Wilmer Barrientos Fernández, and its charge d'affaires, Ángel Herrera.
Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said the move was in retaliation for the expulsion of its most senior diplomat from Caracas over the weekend.
Venezuela had accused Canada of meddling in its internal affairs.
Canada has criticised the government of President Nicolás Maduro over its human rights record.
More than 120 people were killed during months of anti-government protests earlier this year.
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