Relationship dossier
Canada
Mozambique
Relationship assessment
Development and humanitarian assistance alongside bilateral investment protections
Canada toward Mozambique
+25The Canadian government has provided development and humanitarian assistance to Mozambique, including support following Cyclone Idai. Canada and Mozambique also maintain a bilateral investment protection agreement.
Mozambique toward Canada
+15The Mozambican government participates in a bilateral investment protection agreement with Canada, providing a concrete framework for investment relations. Further details of Mozambican government cooperation with Canada are limited.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes Canadian development and humanitarian assistance and a bilateral investment protection framework. These provide a sustained basis for practical cooperation, although the scope of broader bilateral engagement 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 has provided development and humanitarian assistance to Mozambique, including support following Cyclone Idai, and the two governments have a bilateral investment protection agreement. These actions indicate practical cooperation, though the scale and continuity of broader government-to-government engagement are less clear.
Key developments
Canada provided humanitarian assistance to Mozambique following Cyclone Idai.
Canada and Mozambique concluded a bilateral investment protection agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral investment protections are unclear.
- Details of the scale and continuity of Canadian development cooperation with Mozambique are limited.