Relationship dossier
Canada
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Relationship assessment
Close Canada–Netherlands partnership rooted in wartime ties, NATO and sustained international cooperation
Canada toward Kingdom of the Netherlands
+65Canada hosted members of the Dutch royal family during the Second World War, and Canadian forces helped liberate the Netherlands. Canada and the Netherlands also cooperate as NATO allies and on international security and multilateral issues.
Kingdom of the Netherlands toward Canada
+65The Netherlands maintains a sustained security partnership with Canada through NATO and cooperation on international and multilateral issues. Dutch wartime ties with Canada were reinforced when members of the royal family took refuge there during the Second World War.
Overall relationship
+65The relationship is underpinned by a durable NATO alliance, sustained cooperation on international security and multilateral issues, and significant wartime ties. These features support a close partnership, without indicating an unusually integrated bilateral relationship.
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 the Netherlands maintain a close, durable partnership through NATO and extensive cooperation on international security and multilateral issues. During the Second World War, Canada hosted members of the Dutch royal family in exile, and Canadian forces played a major role in the liberation of the Netherlands. These ties reflect sustained cooperation, though the relationship is not uniquely integrated or free of ordinary policy differences.
Key developments
Canada hosted members of the Dutch royal family in exile during the Second World War.
Canadian forces played a major role in the liberation of the Netherlands during the Second World War.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of current bilateral cooperation across policy areas are unclear.
- The extent of any recent bilateral policy differences is unclear.