Relationship dossier
Canada
Curaçao
Relationship assessment
A limited tax-information framework links Canada and Curaçao; Curaçao's external relations are conducted within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Canada toward Curaçao
+10Canada's tax-information exchange framework with the former Netherlands Antilles continued to apply to Curaçao, providing a concrete channel for cooperation on tax matters.
Curaçao toward Canada
Not assessedCuraçao is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, whose institutions conduct foreign relations. Curaçao's independent government conduct toward Canada cannot be assessed separately from that framework.
Overall relationship
Not assessedHow 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 Curaçao have a limited bilateral framework for tax information exchange, originating in an agreement with the former Netherlands Antilles that continued to apply to Curaçao. Curaçao is a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, whose institutions conduct foreign relations; Curaçao does not maintain an independent foreign policy toward Canada.
Key developments
Canada concluded a tax-information exchange agreement with the former Netherlands Antilles, with the framework continuing to apply to Curaçao.
Major uncertainties
- The precise current scope and implementation of tax information exchange arrangements applicable to Curaçao are unclear.
- The extent of Curaçao government engagement with Canada outside the Kingdom's foreign-relations framework is unclear.