Relationship dossier
Canada
Thailand
Relationship assessment
A cooperative partnership with a developing trade agenda
Canada toward Thailand
+35Canada has pursued closer ties with Thailand through the bilateral strategic partnership and its associated cooperation plan. Canada and Thailand have also begun negotiations toward a free trade agreement.
Thailand toward Canada
+35Thailand has pursued closer ties with Canada through the bilateral strategic partnership and its associated cooperation plan. Thailand and Canada have also begun negotiations toward a free trade agreement.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship rests on a longstanding bilateral framework, strengthened by a strategic partnership and cooperation plan. Trade agreement negotiations indicate an effort to deepen economic ties, though no completed free trade agreement is in place.
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 Thailand have built a cooperative bilateral framework, including a strategic partnership and a plan for cooperation, alongside negotiations toward a free trade agreement. Their relationship also includes longstanding tax and investment arrangements. The scope and implementation of some cooperation are unclear, and the trade agreement remains under negotiation.
Key developments
Canada and Thailand announced a strategic partnership and a plan to guide bilateral cooperation.
Canada and Thailand launched negotiations toward a free trade agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the strategic partnership action plan are unclear.
- The timing and outcome of Canada–Thailand free trade agreement negotiations remain uncertain.
- The extent of cooperation under bilateral investment and tax arrangements is unclear.