Relationship dossier
Canada
Kazakhstan
Relationship assessment
Canada and Kazakhstan maintain a modest cooperative relationship, notably through an investment treaty and economic engagement.
Canada toward Kazakhstan
+20Canada concluded a bilateral investment treaty with Kazakhstan, creating a framework for Canadian investment there. Canadian participation in Kazakhstan’s uranium sector is also part of the bilateral economic relationship.
Kazakhstan toward Canada
+20Kazakhstan concluded a bilateral investment treaty with Canada, creating a framework for investment between the countries. The scope of additional Kazakh government cooperation with Canada is unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The bilateral investment treaty and sustained economic engagement form a cooperative foundation for Canada–Kazakhstan relations. The breadth of cooperation beyond these areas is less clear.
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 Kazakhstan have a bilateral investment treaty that provides a framework for investment between the countries. Their relationship also includes economic engagement, including Canadian participation in Kazakhstan’s uranium sector. These concrete ties indicate modest cooperation, although the scope of broader government-to-government collaboration is unclear.
Key developments
Canada and Kazakhstan concluded a bilateral investment treaty.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of bilateral cooperation beyond investment and economic engagement is unclear.
- The implementation and practical effects of the bilateral investment treaty are unclear.