Canada - Romania Relations

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Bilateral relations

Canada and Romania enjoy positive bilateral relations, including as NATO allies, and through Canada’s engagement with the European Union, of which Romania has been a member since 2007. Canada is represented in Romania at the Embassy of Canada in Bucharest. Romania is represented in Canada at The Embassy of Romania in Ottawa. Romania has consulates in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

Trade

Canada and Romania enjoy mutually beneficial commercial relations, including through trade, investment, and cooperation on innovation, science and technology. In 2018 bilateral trade totalled almost $708 million with Canadian exports of $198 million and imports of over $509 million.

Multilateral partnerships

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

Trade and investment agreements

• Canada-European Union: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
• Canada-Romania Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement
• 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)