Relationship dossier
Canada
Jersey
Relationship assessment
A focused relationship shaped by tax information exchange and Jersey’s Crown Dependency status
Canada toward Jersey
+15Canada concluded a tax information exchange agreement with Jersey, providing a formal basis for cooperation on tax information.
Jersey toward Canada
+15Jersey concluded a tax information exchange agreement with Canada, providing a formal basis for cooperation on tax information.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has a concrete cooperative foundation in tax information exchange, but its scope is limited. Jersey is a Crown Dependency, not a sovereign state, and the United Kingdom handles its defence and most foreign affairs; this constrains the breadth of direct bilateral relations.
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 Jersey have a focused relationship involving tax cooperation. Their governments concluded a tax information exchange agreement, while Jersey’s status as a Crown Dependency means the United Kingdom handles its defence and most foreign affairs. The relationship is therefore practical and limited in scope rather than a broad sovereign-to-sovereign partnership.
Key developments
Canada and Jersey concluded a tax information exchange agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of ongoing implementation and use of the tax information exchange agreement is unclear.
- The scope of other direct Canadian-Jersey government cooperation is unclear.