Relationship dossier
Canada
Jordan
Relationship assessment
Canada and Jordan cooperate on trade, security, development, and refugee support.
Canada toward Jordan
+40Canada has provided development and humanitarian assistance to Jordan, including support related to refugees, and has pursued closer economic ties through the Canada–Jordan Free Trade Agreement.
Jordan toward Canada
+35Jordan has participated in bilateral trade and security cooperation with Canada, including through the Canada–Jordan Free Trade Agreement and cooperation on regional security. The full scope of Jordanian government contributions to these efforts is unclear.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship rests on concrete economic and security cooperation, alongside Canadian assistance to Jordan and collaboration on refugee-related needs. These ties support a substantially cooperative assessment, while available details do not establish an exceptionally close partnership.
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 Jordan have a cooperative relationship that includes a free-trade agreement, Canadian development and humanitarian assistance, and security cooperation. The partnership is practical and sustained, particularly in trade, regional security, and support for refugees, though its full scope and implementation are unclear.
Key developments
The Canada–Jordan Free Trade Agreement entered into force, establishing a bilateral framework for trade.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral security cooperation are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Canadian development and humanitarian assistance to Jordan are uncertain.