Relationship dossier
Bolivia
Canada
Relationship assessment
Investment ties and development cooperation, alongside friction over a nationalized mining project.
Bolivia toward Canada
+5Bolivia maintained an investment agreement with Canada, while its 2012 nationalization of the Malku Khota mining project involving Canadian investment created a bilateral point of friction.
Canada toward Bolivia
+10Canada provided development assistance to Bolivia and maintained a bilateral investment agreement. The Malku Khota nationalization exposed tensions affecting Canadian investment, though the scope of the Canadian government’s response is unclear.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship has a practical foundation in investment arrangements and Canadian development assistance, but the nationalization of a mining project involving Canadian investment introduced a significant dispute. The extent of cooperation outside these areas is unclear.
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
Bolivia and Canada have maintained a bilateral investment framework and Canada has provided development assistance to Bolivia. Relations have also faced friction over Bolivia’s 2012 nationalization of the Malku Khota mining project, which involved Canadian investment. The scope and continuity of government cooperation beyond these areas are unclear.
Areas of tension
- Bolivia’s 2012 nationalization of the Malku Khota mining project involving Canadian investment.
Key developments
Canada and Bolivia signed a foreign investment protection agreement.
Bolivia nationalized the Malku Khota mining project involving Canadian investment.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Canadian development assistance to Bolivia are unclear.
- The extent to which the Malku Khota dispute affected broader bilateral government relations is uncertain.