Relationship dossier
Canada
Luxembourg
Relationship assessment
Cooperative ties supported by bilateral agreements and NATO partnership
Canada toward Luxembourg
+25Canada concluded bilateral agreements with Luxembourg covering taxation and social security, providing frameworks for cooperation in those areas. Canada also works with Luxembourg through NATO.
Luxembourg toward Canada
+25Luxembourg concluded bilateral agreements with Canada covering taxation and social security, providing frameworks for cooperation in those areas. Luxembourg also works with Canada through NATO.
Overall relationship
+30Bilateral agreements on taxation and social security provide durable channels for government cooperation. NATO membership adds a shared security framework, although the extent of direct bilateral activity beyond these arrangements is unclear.
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 Luxembourg maintain cooperative bilateral ties, including agreements on taxation and social security. Both are NATO members and generally cooperate in the alliance, though the scope of their direct bilateral engagement is less clear than their broader multilateral partnership.
Key developments
The Canada–Luxembourg tax convention entered into force, establishing a bilateral framework on taxation.
The Canada–Luxembourg social security agreement entered into force, coordinating aspects of social security coverage.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of practical cooperation under bilateral agreements is unclear.
- The breadth of direct cooperation beyond treaty arrangements and NATO is uncertain.