Canada–Italy relations
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Canada–Italy are the
History
The first Italian to arrive to Canada was explorer
For most of
Canada and Italy have signed several bilateral agreements such as an Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and for the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion (1977)[7] and an Agreement of Social Security (1977).[8] In 1981, both nations signed an Extradition Treaty[9] and in 1984, both nations signed a Cultural Cooperation Agreement.[10] There are direct flights between both nations with the following airlines: Air Canada, Air Transat and Alitalia.
There have been numerous visits between Canadian and Italian Prime Ministers, most mainly taking place in summits held by the
.High-level visits
Visits from Canada to Italy
- Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (1980)
- Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (1987, 1991)
- Prime Minister Jean Chrétien (1994, 2001, 2002)
- Prime Minister Stephen Harper (2009)
- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (2017, 2021)
- Governor General Julie Payette (2019)
Visits from Italy to Canada
- Prime Minister Giovanni Spadolini (1981)
- Prime Minister Ciriaco De Mita (1988)
- Prime Minister Lamberto Dini (1995)
- Prime Minister Giuliano Amato (2001)
- Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (2002, 2010)
- Prime Minister Enrico Letta (2013)
- President Sergio Mattarella (2017)
- Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (2018)
Trade
In 2016, trade between Canada and Italy totaled C$9.88 billion.[11] Canada's main exports to Italy include: Pharmaceutical products, cereals and mineral fuels. Italy's main exports to Canada include: Nuclear Reactors and machinery, beverages and vehicles (parts and motors).[11] Italy is Canada's 8th largest global merchandise trading partner, and 3rd most important trading partner in the European Union. At the end of 2016, Italy ranked as the 28th largest investor country of FDI stock in Canada. In terms of European countries, Italy ranked 15th.[11] In October 2016, Canada and the European Union (which includes Italy) signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, a free-trade agreement between Canada and the European Union.
Resident diplomatic missions
- Canada has an embassy in Rome[12] and a consulate in Milan.[13]
- Italy has an embassy in Ottawa and consulates-general in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.[14]
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Embassy of Canada in Rome
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Trade Commission Office of the Embassy of Canada in Rome
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Consulate-General of Italy in Montreal
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Consulate-General of Italy in Toronto
See also
- Embassy of Italy, Ottawa
- Italian Campaign (World War II)
- Italian Canadians
- Italian Canadian internment
- Italian Walk of Fame
- Canada–EU relations
References
- ^ "Political cooperation: Canada-Italy". Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ a b c Italian Canadians
- ^ CBC Radio Special: Canada Declares War on Italy
- ^ The Italian Campaign
- ^ Tracing the forgotten history of Italian-Canadian internment camps
- ^ Visite d'État du président de l'Italie (in French)
- ^ "Convention Between Canada and Italy". Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ Agreement of Social Security Between Canada and Italy
- ^ Canada signs new extradition treaty with Italy
- ^ Agreement on Cultural Co-operation Between the Government of Canada and the Government of Italy
- ^ a b c Canadian Trade Commissioner:Economic Profile - Italy
- ^ Embassy of Canada in Italy
- ^ Embassy of Canada in Italy
- ^ "Embassy of Italy in Canada". Archived from the original on 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
Further reading
- Delvoie, Louis. "Canada and Italy: A steady state relationship" International Journal (55#3 (2000): 463–74.