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Relationship dossier

Canada Latvia

Relationship assessment

Canada and Latvia maintain a cooperative allied relationship, particularly through NATO defence cooperation.

Canada toward Latvia

+35

Canada has contributed troops to NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence in Latvia since 2017 and leads the multinational battlegroup there, providing a concrete security commitment to Latvia.

Latvia toward Canada

+35

Latvia participates with Canada in NATO’s collective defence and allied cooperation, including hosting the NATO enhanced Forward Presence battlegroup in which Canadian forces serve.

Overall relationship

+35

The relationship is anchored in NATO membership and sustained defence cooperation, particularly Canada’s contribution to the multinational force deployed in Latvia. This provides a durable basis for cooperation, while the breadth of bilateral activity beyond security 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Canada and Latvia cooperate as NATO allies, with Canada contributing to the NATO enhanced Forward Presence battlegroup in Latvia since 2017 and leading its multinational contingent. Their governments also cooperate through NATO and other allied frameworks. The relationship is substantially cooperative, though the scope of broader bilateral arrangements and recent government-to-government activity is less clear.

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