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Relationship dossier

Canada Italy

Relationship assessment

Canada and Italy pursue cooperation through a bilateral roadmap and youth-mobility arrangements.

Canada toward Italy

+35

Canada joined Italy in launching the 2021 Roadmap for Enhanced Cooperation and maintains youth-mobility arrangements that facilitate exchanges between the countries.

Italy toward Canada

+35

Italy joined Canada in launching the 2021 Roadmap for Enhanced Cooperation and participates in youth-mobility arrangements that facilitate exchanges between the countries.

Overall relationship

+35

The bilateral relationship includes a framework for expanded cooperation and arrangements supporting youth exchanges. NATO and G7 participation provide additional settings for coordination, while the specific bilateral initiatives indicate a cooperative relationship.

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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Canada and Italy maintain cooperative bilateral ties, including a Roadmap for Enhanced Cooperation launched in 2021 and youth-mobility arrangements. Their governments also work together through NATO and the G7, although those broader forums alone do not define the bilateral relationship. The known bilateral initiatives support a positive assessment, but details on their scope and implementation are limited.

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