Relationship dossier
Canada
Peru
Relationship assessment
Canada–Peru ties are supported by a durable free trade agreement with trade, labor and environmental provisions.
Canada toward Peru
+35Canada negotiated and brought into force a bilateral free trade agreement with Peru in 2009. Its provisions cover trade and include labor and environmental commitments.
Peru toward Canada
+35Peru negotiated and brought into force a bilateral free trade agreement with Canada in 2009, establishing trade rules and labor and environmental commitments between the governments.
Overall relationship
+35The bilateral free trade agreement provides a durable institutional basis for cooperation, extending beyond trade rules to labor and environmental provisions. The breadth of other bilateral cooperation 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 Peru maintain a cooperative relationship supported by their bilateral free trade agreement, in force since 2009. The agreement provides a durable framework for trade and includes labor and environmental provisions. The scope of cooperation beyond this framework is less clear.
Key developments
The Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement entered into force, establishing bilateral trade rules and including labor and environmental provisions.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of bilateral cooperation beyond trade and the agreement’s labor and environmental provisions is unclear.
- The current implementation and use of the agreement’s cooperation mechanisms are uncertain.