Canada-Tuvalu relations
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Bilateral relations
Canada enjoys pleasant bilateral relations with Tuvalu enhanced by shared memberships in international organizations such as the Commonwealth, United Nations and World Health Organization.
Canada and Tuvalu also share interests with respect to fisheries management, and both countries are parties to the United Fish Stocks Agreement. Canada is also a dialogue partner of the Pacific Islands Forum to which Tuvalu belongs.
In Tuvalu, Canada is represented by the High Commission of Canada in New Zealand. Tuvalu is represented in Canada by the Permanent Representative of Tuvalu to the United Nations in New York.
Trade relations
Canada's limited trade relations with Tuvalu are managed by the Trade Commissioner Service, New Zealand.
Development
Canada supports small and community-focused projects in Tuvalu through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI). Canada has contributed over $485,000 to organizations, implementing a total of 13 CFLI projects in Tuvalu over the 2016 to 2023 period.
Tuvalu has also been a beneficiary of the following projects in the Pacific islands region:
The Kiwa Initiative (2020 to 2026) is a $79 million multi-donor Pan-Pacific regional initiative funded by Canada, France, the European Union, Australia and New Zealand. Since March 2020, Canada has contributed a total of $16 million to the Kiwa initiative through a Contribution Arrangement with the Agence française de développement (AFD). The Kiwa initiative strengthens capacities of local and national authorities and civil society organizations to design and implement small to large-scale biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation projects at local, national and regional levels through granting/funding facilities.
The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (PCRAFI) (2018 to 2023) is a project implemented by the World Bank, and to which Canada contributed $1.5 million. The PCRAFI seeks to provide the Pacific island countries with disaster risk assessment and financing tools, including sovereign insurance, for enhanced disaster risk management and climate change adaptation.
The Climate Finance Access Network (CFAN) (2021 to 2023) is a project implemented by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and to which Canada contributed $9.5 million. It aims to support Pacific Small Island Developing States and others in securing and structuring finance for priority climate projects by cultivating a network of highly trained, embedded climate finance advisors.
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission’s (WCPFC) Special Requirements Fund has received contributions of $68,000 to $100,000 from Canada in recent years. It aims to support capacity-building among the members of the Commission such as Tuvalu.
Partnerships and organizations
To develop effective responses to today’s most pressing global challenges, Canada and Tuvalu work closely in multilateral fora, such as:
- Commonwealth
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
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