Canada - Bulgaria Relations

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Bilateral relations

Bulgaria is a country of accreditation for the Embassy of Canada in Bucharest. Bulgaria is represented in Canada at The Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Ottawa. It also has a consulate in Toronto.

Trade

Canada and Bulgaria enjoy mutually beneficial commercial relations, including through trade, investment, and cooperation on innovation, science and technology. The Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement provides further opportunities to build a stronger bilateral economic relationship. Canada and Bulgaria have a modest trade relationship with total trade of just over $414-million in 2018. Canadian exports totalled almost $230-million with $185-million in imports.

Multilateral partnerships

• European Union
• La Francophonie
• International Civil Aviation Organization
• International Criminal Court
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
• United Nations
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• World Trade Organization
• Open Government Partnership

Trade and investment agreements

• Trade in Services Agreement (TISA)
• Canada-European Union: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
• World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade Facilitation (TFA)
• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
• Agreement on Trade-related Investment Measures (TRIMS)
• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT)
• General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
• World Trade Organization Information Technology Agreement (ITA)
• World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA)
• World Trade Organization Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA)