Canada-Gabon relations

Bilateral relations

Bilateral relations between Canada and Gabon are modest but cordial.

Canada established diplomatic relations with Gabon in 1963. In Gabon, Canada is represented by the High Commission of Canada to Cameroon, in Yaoundé since 2005. Canada also has an Honorary Consulate in Libreville, the capital of Gabon.

Gabon has been represented in Canada by an Embassy in Ottawa since 1971.

Trade relations

In 2023, two-way trade with Gabon totalled around $29.3 million, with imports from Gabon amounting to $2.1 million and exports to Gabon amounting to $27.2 million. Canadian foreign direct investment in Gabon totalled $130 million in 2023.

Development and humanitarian assistance

For the 2022 to 2023 fiscal year (from April 1 to 31 March), Canada’s international assistance to Gabon amounted to $732,900.

Canada’s international assistance to Gabon is in line with the action areas of Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy and the aims of the African Union’s Agenda 2063. For more than a decade, Canada supported Gabon through regional and pan-African organizations working on environmental and climate issues, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions and combating deforestation.

Canada also funds local projects through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, managed by the High Commission of Canada in Cameroon, in Yaoundé.

Furthermore, Gabon is eligible for the Canadian International Development Scholarships 2030 Program.

For more information on development projects in Gabon, consult the Project Browser.

Partnerships and organizations

To develop effective responses to today’s most pressing global challenges, Canada and Gabon work closely in multilateral fora, such as:

Date modified:: 2024-10-09

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