Relationship dossier
The Bahamas
Canada
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation, including tax-information exchange and Canadian assistance after Hurricane Dorian
The Bahamas toward Canada
+30The Bahamian government has participated in tax-information exchange arrangements with Canada, providing a concrete basis for administrative cooperation.
Canada toward The Bahamas
+35Canada provided assistance to The Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian in 2019 and has participated in tax-information exchange arrangements with the Bahamian government.
Overall relationship
+30Tax-information exchange provides a durable area of bilateral administrative cooperation, while Canada's assistance after Hurricane Dorian was a concrete response to a major crisis. These features support a cooperative relationship, although the broader scope and continuity of cooperation are less clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
The Bahamas and Canada have cooperated through tax-information exchange arrangements, and Canada provided assistance to The Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian in 2019. These actions indicate practical cooperation, though the scope and continuity of broader bilateral government cooperation are less clear.
Key developments
Canada provided assistance to The Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian.
The Bahamas and Canada established tax-information exchange arrangements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and current implementation of tax-information exchange arrangements are unclear.
- Details of broader bilateral government cooperation are limited.