Canada-Bulgaria relations
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Bilateral relations
Canada and the Republic of Bulgaria maintain positive bilateral relations as NATO Allies, and are economic partners under the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Canada and Bulgaria are also members of a wide range of UN agencies, as well as the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF). Canada and Bulgaria established diplomatic relations in 1966. In 2021, Statistics Canada estimated that there are more than 33,000 Canadians of at least partial Bulgarian origin.
Canada’s political and commercial relations with Bulgaria are managed through the Embassy of Canada in Bucharest, Romania. Canada has an honorary consul in Sofia, Bulgaria. Bulgaria has an embassy in Ottawa, a consulate general in Toronto, and honorary consuls in Montreal and Richmond, B.C.
Trade relations
Canada enjoys preferential market access in Bulgaria due to the provisional application of CETA, which Bulgaria has not yet ratified.
In 2024, two-way merchandise trade totaled $691.1 million, comprising exports of Canadian merchandise to Bulgaria of $293.8 million and merchandise imports from Bulgaria of $397.3 million. In 2024, Canadian direct investment abroad in Bulgaria was valued at $34 million. That same year, foreign direct investment from Bulgaria in Canada was valued at $5 million.
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Partnerships and organizations
To develop effective responses to today’s most pressing global challenges, Canada and Bulgaria work closely in forums, such as:
- La Francophonie
- International Criminal Court (ICC)
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
- Open Government Partnership (OGP)
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
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