Relationship dossier
Canada
Montenegro
Relationship assessment
Canada and Montenegro cooperate through a bilateral social security agreement and a shared NATO alliance.
Canada toward Montenegro
+20Canada supported Montenegro’s Euro-Atlantic integration, and the two governments have a bilateral social security agreement. Their cooperation also takes place within the shared NATO security framework.
Montenegro toward Canada
+20Montenegro has a bilateral social security agreement with Canada and cooperates with it as a fellow NATO member. Montenegro’s NATO accession in 2017 established the shared alliance framework.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship combines a bilateral social security arrangement with cooperation under a shared NATO alliance. Canada’s support for Montenegro’s Euro-Atlantic integration and Montenegro’s accession to NATO underpin a durable but not especially extensive 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 Montenegro maintain cooperative ties, including a bilateral social security agreement and membership in the same NATO alliance. Canada supported Montenegro’s Euro-Atlantic integration, and Montenegro’s accession to NATO in 2017 strengthened their shared security framework. The relationship appears constructive, though the scope of direct bilateral cooperation beyond these arrangements is unclear.
Key developments
Montenegro joined NATO, becoming an ally of Canada.
Canada and Montenegro concluded a bilateral social security agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of direct bilateral cooperation beyond the social security agreement and NATO framework is unclear.
- The extent of Montenegro’s practical security contributions relevant to Canadian-led NATO activities is unclear.