Canada-Norway relations
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Bilateral relations
Canada and Norway established diplomatic relations in 1942 and today enjoy excellent bilateral relations based on shared commercial and foreign policy interests, and significant people-to-people connections. Canada and Norway work closely in multilateral forums, prioritizing work to support human rights, democracy, and climate change, as well as within the Arctic Council to benefit the Arctic and High North regions and the people living there, including Indigenous Peoples. As NATO Allies and transatlantic partners, Canada and Norway enjoy a long tradition of cooperation to advance our collective security and international peace and stability.
The Canada and Norway Youth Mobility Memorandum of Understanding (International Experience Canada) enables young Norwegians and Canadians to travel and work in each other’s countries since 2007. There is also a growing number of research and academic mobility partnerships between Canada and Norway.
Canada is represented in Norway by the Embassy of Canada to Norway, in Oslo, and an Honorary Consulate in Stavanger. In Canada, Norway maintains an Embassy in Ottawa, Honorary Consulates General in Toronto and Vancouver, and Honorary Consulates in Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Québec, Regina, St. John’s, and Winnipeg.
Trade relations
Canada and Norway enjoy a strong bilateral trading relationship, valued in 2023 at $3.8 billion, with merchandise exports to Norway totalling $3.0 billion and imports from Norway of $786.4 million.
Canada and Norway benefit from the free trade agreement between Canada and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, a goods-only trade agreement that entered into force on July 1, 2009. Canadian merchandise exports to Norway are dominated by nickel, precious stones and metals, copper, misc. base metals and mineral fuels & oils. Canadian merchandise imports from Norway are dominated by fish and seafood, machinery, ships & boats, and iron & steel. There is strong trade potential in other areas such as clean technology, green energy, blue economy and aquaculture. Bilateral trade in services is also significant, valued at $966 million in 2023, with Canadian exports to Norway totalling $334 million and Canadian imports amounting to $632 million.
Related links
- Canada-Norway joint statement on bilateral cooperation - Canada.ca
- Trade and investment agreements
- Import / Export controls
- Doing business in Norway
Partnerships and organizations
To develop effective responses to today’s most pressing global challenges, Canada and Norway work closely in multilateral fora, such as:
- Arctic Council
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Court (ICC)
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
- Open Government Partnership (OGP)
- Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
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