Relationship dossier
Canada
Costa Rica
Relationship assessment
Canada and Costa Rica maintain cooperative ties anchored by a bilateral free trade agreement.
Canada toward Costa Rica
+35Canada negotiated and implemented the Canada–Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement, establishing a durable framework for trade with Costa Rica; the agreement was modernized in 2013.
Costa Rica toward Canada
+35Costa Rica negotiated and implemented the Canada–Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement, establishing a durable framework for trade with Canada; the agreement was modernized in 2013.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is supported by a long-standing bilateral trade agreement and its modernization, creating a durable institutional basis for cooperation. Available knowledge of other bilateral government initiatives is more limited.
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
Canada and Costa Rica maintain a cooperative relationship with a substantial trade component. The Canada–Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement, in force since 2002 and modernized in 2013, provides a durable framework for bilateral economic cooperation. The scope of other government-to-government cooperation is less clear.
Key developments
The Canada–Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement entered into force.
The modernized Canada–Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement entered into force.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation beyond the trade agreement are unclear.
- The extent of current bilateral coordination on regional and international issues is unclear.