Relationship dossier
Germany
Canada
Relationship assessment
Close partnership centered on NATO cooperation and expanding energy and climate ties
Germany toward Canada
+60Germany has pursued closer energy and climate cooperation with Canada. In 2022, the German government joined Canada in launching a bilateral hydrogen alliance and agreed to deepen energy cooperation, including work toward clean-hydrogen supply. Germany and Canada also cooperate as NATO allies.
Canada toward Germany
+60Canada has pursued closer energy and climate cooperation with Germany. In 2022, the Canadian government joined Germany in launching a bilateral hydrogen alliance and agreed to deepen energy cooperation, including work toward clean-hydrogen supply. Canada and Germany also cooperate as NATO allies.
Overall relationship
+60The relationship combines longstanding NATO cooperation with a bilateral effort to expand energy and climate ties. The 2022 hydrogen alliance and energy-cooperation commitments added a concrete economic and strategic dimension to the partnership; the scale and delivery of these newer initiatives remain uncertain.
How to read these scores
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- −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
Germany and Canada maintain a close partnership supported by cooperation on energy and climate policy and longstanding collaboration as NATO allies. In 2022, their governments launched a Canada–Germany hydrogen alliance and agreed to deepen energy cooperation, including work on clean hydrogen supply. Their cooperation is substantial, though the scope and implementation of newer energy commitments remain important qualifications.
Key developments
Germany and Canada launched a bilateral hydrogen alliance and agreed to deepen energy cooperation during Chancellor Olaf Scholz's visit to Canada.
Germany and Canada cooperate as NATO allies.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of clean-hydrogen trade under the bilateral commitments are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing bilateral energy cooperation beyond the announced initiatives is unclear.