Relationship dossier
Canada
El Salvador
Relationship assessment
Development and peacebuilding cooperation underpin generally cordial Canada–El Salvador relations.
Canada toward El Salvador
+20The Canadian government has provided development and peacebuilding assistance in El Salvador, including support connected with the country’s postwar recovery. Canada also participated in international efforts related to El Salvador’s peace process.
El Salvador toward Canada
+15El Salvador participated in international peacebuilding processes involving Canada after its civil war, providing a basis for practical cooperation. The scope of other Salvadoran government cooperation specifically with Canada is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has included Canadian development assistance and cooperation connected with El Salvador’s postwar recovery and peace process. These enduring cooperative features support a generally positive assessment, although the breadth of bilateral government arrangements is uncertain.
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 has supported development and peacebuilding in El Salvador, including assistance connected with the country’s postwar recovery. El Salvador’s peace process also involved international cooperation in which Canada participated. These forms of engagement support a generally cooperative but not especially close relationship; the scope of current bilateral programs and other government-to-government arrangements is unclear.
Key developments
The Salvadoran peace accords were signed, beginning the postwar transition in which Canada participated in international peacebuilding efforts.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Canadian development cooperation with El Salvador are unclear.
- The extent of current Salvadoran government cooperation with Canada beyond peacebuilding and development is unclear.