INDEPTH: EUROPEAN UNION
Canada and the EU
CBC News Online | April 29, 2005
Source: Foreign Affairs Canada and International Trade Canada
Canada formally established relations with the European Union in 1976 with the signing of the Canada-EU Framework Agreement. According to Foreign Affairs Canada, "Canada is the only country besides the U.S. to participate in regular trans-Atlantic meetings on immigration, asylum, organized crime and judicial cooperation."
The two sides meet twice yearly at a trade and investment meeting known as the Canada-Europe Round Table (CERT).
Canada's ambassador to the EU: Jeremy Kinsman
EU's ambassador to Canada: Eric Hayes
TRADE:
EU group of states constitute Canada's largest trading partner after the U.S. The EU also provides Canada with the greatest amount of direct foreign investment after the U.S ($85 billion in 2000).
EU imports from Canada (2003): $33.6 billion
Canada imports from EU (2003): $46.0 billion (11.2 per cent of total Canadian imports)
GDP per capita (2002):
EU $38,972
Canada $36,431
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