Relationship dossier
Canada
Uzbekistan
Relationship assessment
Canada and Uzbekistan have a modest relationship with a bilateral investment protection framework.
Canada toward Uzbekistan
+15Canada entered into a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with Uzbekistan, establishing a bilateral framework for investment protection.
Uzbekistan toward Canada
+15Uzbekistan entered into a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with Canada, establishing a bilateral framework for investment protection.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a durable bilateral investment protection framework, but its broader scope and practical effects are unclear.
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 Uzbekistan maintain a modest bilateral relationship that includes a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, in force since 1999. The agreement provides a concrete framework for investment relations, but the scope of other bilateral cooperation and its implementation are unclear.
Key developments
The Canada-Uzbekistan Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement entered into force.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of bilateral cooperation beyond investment protection is unclear.
- The agreement’s practical implementation and its effects on bilateral investment are unclear.