Relationship dossier
Canada
Vietnam
Relationship assessment
A cooperative partnership spanning trade, development assistance, and regular bilateral engagement
Canada toward Vietnam
+35Canada has provided development assistance to Vietnam and established a comprehensive partnership with it in 2017. Canada and Vietnam also participate in the CPTPP, which provides a framework for their trade relationship.
Vietnam toward Canada
+30Vietnam agreed with Canada to establish a comprehensive partnership in 2017 and participates with Canada in the CPTPP, a shared framework for trade cooperation.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship combines an ongoing bilateral partnership with practical economic and development cooperation. The comprehensive partnership and shared CPTPP commitments provide durable channels for engagement, while the known cooperation does not amount to an unusually close alliance.
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 Vietnam have developed a cooperative relationship through a 2017 comprehensive partnership, trade under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and Canadian development assistance to Vietnam. Their engagement spans economic and development cooperation, though the partnership is not generally characterized as an exceptionally close alliance.
Key developments
Canada and Vietnam established a comprehensive partnership.
The CPTPP entered into force for Vietnam, providing a shared trade framework with Canada.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of cooperation under the comprehensive partnership are unclear.
- The scale and priorities of Canadian development assistance to Vietnam may have changed over time.