Relationship dossier
Canada
Singapore
Relationship assessment
Trade, air services and cybersecurity cooperation underpin Canada–Singapore ties
Canada toward Singapore
+35Canada participates with Singapore in the CPTPP trade framework and has pursued bilateral cooperation with Singapore on air services and cybersecurity. These arrangements reflect practical Canadian government engagement with Singapore.
Singapore toward Canada
+35Singapore participates with Canada in the CPTPP trade framework and has pursued bilateral cooperation with Canada on air services and cybersecurity. These arrangements reflect practical Singaporean government engagement with Canada.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a durable cooperative basis in shared CPTPP commitments and bilateral arrangements addressing air services and cybersecurity. These practical areas support ongoing government engagement, though the known cooperation does not by itself indicate an exceptionally close 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 Singapore maintain a cooperative relationship supported by practical arrangements in trade, air transport and cybersecurity. Both participate in the CPTPP, which provides a shared framework for trade, and their governments have pursued bilateral cooperation on air services and cybersecurity. The relationship is not characterized here as an exceptionally close partnership, and the scope and implementation of some cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
The CPTPP entered into force for Canada and Singapore, creating shared trade commitments between the two countries.
Canada and Singapore pursued bilateral cooperation on air services through an air transport agreement.
The governments signed a memorandum of understanding on cybersecurity cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cybersecurity cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of current practical cooperation under bilateral air services arrangements is unclear.