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EU-Canada Summits
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19th EU-Canada summit, St John's, Canada, 23-24/11/2023
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18th EU-Canada summit, Brussels, 14 June 2021
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17th EU-Canada summit, Montreal, Canada, 17-18/07/2019
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16th EU-Canada summit, Brussels, 30/10/2016
EU-Canada Strategic Partnership Agreement
The "Strategic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Canada, of the other part" was signed in Brussels on 30 October 2016 and provisionally entered into force on 1 April 2017.
This agreement seeks to deepen political dialogue and cooperation between the EU and Canada and to strengthen relations in fields such as human rights, international peace and security, economic and sustainable development, justice, freedom and security.
Negotiations for the SPA launched in September 2011, alongside the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), with a view to replacing the outdated 1976 Framework Agreement for Commercial and Economic Cooperation. The Agreement was initialled in September 2014 and was adopted by the European Commission in April 2015.
This agreement seeks to deepen political dialogue and cooperation between the EU and Canada and to strengthen relations in fields such as human rights, international peace and security, economic and sustainable development, justice, freedom and security.
Negotiations for the SPA launched in September 2011, alongside the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), with a view to replacing the outdated 1976 Framework Agreement for Commercial and Economic Cooperation. The Agreement was initialled in September 2014 and was adopted by the European Commission in April 2015.
- Full text of the EU-Canada Strategic Partnership Agreement (EN)
- Ratification details (SPA)
- Joint Declaration of the second SPA Joint Ministerial Committee (06.11.2018)
- Annual report on the state of the EU-Canada relationship, 06.11.2018 (adopted by the EU Canada JMC)
- EU-Canada joint ministerial committee meeting, 04.12.2017
EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
The "Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part" was signed in Brussels on 30 October 2016. The European Parliament gave its consent to the Agreement on 15 February 2017, which meant that certain provisions could provisionally enter into force from April 2017. The remaining provisions will only apply once the Agreement is ratified by EU Member States.
The agreement includes provisions on market access for goods, services, investment and government procurement, as well as on intellectual property rights, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, sustainable development, regulatory cooperation, mutual recognition, trade facilitation, cooperation on raw materials, dispute settlement and technical barriers to trade.
The agreement includes provisions on market access for goods, services, investment and government procurement, as well as on intellectual property rights, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, sustainable development, regulatory cooperation, mutual recognition, trade facilitation, cooperation on raw materials, dispute settlement and technical barriers to trade.
- Full text of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (EN)
- Ratification details (CETA)
- Report and Joint Communique of the first CETA Joint Committee, 28 September in Montreal
- Court of Justice opinion 1/17 on CETA (30/04/2019) - The mechanism for the resolution of disputes between investors and States provided for by the free trade agreement between the EU and Canada (CETA) is compatible with EU law. Press release
- CETA meetings and documents
EU - Canada Passenger Name Record (PNR) Agreement
On 4 October 2024, in the margins of G7, the EU and Canada signed an agreement for the transfer of passenger name records (PNR) data on flights between the two.
Other agreements between Canada and the EU
- Agreement on civil aviation safety between the EC and Canada, 2009 (PDF - 886 KB)
- Agreement on air transport between Canada and the EC and its Member States, 2009 (PDF - 1 MB)
- Agreement between the EC and Canada on the conclusion of GATT Article XXIV:6, 2007 (PDF - 50 KB)
- Agreement between the EC and Canada on cooperation in higher education, training and youth, 2006 (PDF - 168 KB)
- Agreement between the EU and Canada on the participation in crisis management operations, 2005 (PDF - 50 KB)
- Agreement between the EC and Canada on Advance Passenger Information and PNR data, 2005 (PDF - 55 KB)
- Agreement between the EC and Canada on sanitary measures (trade in animals and their products), 2005 (PDF - 55 KB)
- Agreement between the European Community and Canada on trade in wines and spirit drinks, 2003 (PDF - 329 KB)
- Agreement between the EC and Canada pursuant to Article XXVIII of GATT 1994, 2003 (PDF - 1 MB)
- Agreement between the EC and Canada renewing a cooperation programme in higher education, 2000 (PDF - 167 KB)
G-7
- In 2025, Canada assumes the G-7 Presidency. More information is available here.
- Canada concludes 2018 G-7 Presidency : Press release
Other documents
Statement by the Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Chair of the Delegation for Relations with Canada, and Committee on Foreign Affair's Standing Rapporteur for Canada expressing solidarity with the people affected by the devastating wildfires in Canada and underline the strength of transatlantic bonds (6 June 2025).
Press Release following the meeting between the Presidents of the European Council and Commission and the Prime Minister of Canada, 12.02.2025
Joint press release from Commission President Von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Canada-EU relations (07.03.2023)
Address by President von der Leyen at a joint session of the Canadian parliament (text and video) (07.03.2023)
Press release of 4th meeting of the Joint Cooperation Committee under the Strategic Partnership Agreement (10.03.2023)
Joint Cooperation Committee Report on the State of the EU- Canada Relationship 2020-2022 (10.03.2023)