Relationship dossier
Canada
Panama
Relationship assessment
A trade-focused relationship anchored by a bilateral free trade agreement
Canada toward Panama
+35Canada negotiated and brought into force a free trade agreement with Panama, creating a durable framework for bilateral trade and investment.
Panama toward Canada
+35Panama negotiated and brought into force a free trade agreement with Canada, creating a durable framework for bilateral trade and investment.
Overall relationship
+30The bilateral relationship has a durable economic foundation in the free trade agreement, which provides a substantive channel for trade and investment. The breadth of cooperation outside that framework 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
Overview
Canada and Panama have a substantive trade relationship anchored by a bilateral free trade agreement in force since 2013. The agreement supports trade and investment ties, although the extent of cooperation beyond economic relations is less clear.
Key developments
Canada and Panama signed a free trade agreement.
The Canada–Panama Free Trade Agreement entered into force.
Major uncertainties
- The scope of bilateral cooperation beyond trade and investment is unclear.
- The practical effects and current implementation of the free trade agreement are uncertain.