Relationship dossier
Canada
Timor-Leste
Relationship assessment
Canadian development and United Nations support for Timor-Leste; information about reciprocal cooperation is limited.
Canada toward Timor-Leste
+25Canada has provided development assistance to Timor-Leste and contributed personnel to United Nations missions supporting the country. These actions reflect practical support beyond formal diplomatic relations.
Timor-Leste toward Canada
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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 has supported Timor-Leste through development assistance and participation in United Nations missions there. Information about direct Timorese government cooperation with Canada is limited, so the reciprocal relationship cannot be characterized with confidence.
Key developments
Canada contributed personnel to United Nations missions in Timor-Leste, including UNTAET and its successor mission, UNMISET.
Canada provided development assistance to Timor-Leste.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Canadian development assistance to Timor-Leste are unclear.
- Details of Timorese government cooperation with Canada are limited.