Canadian-Greek relations are the relations between Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 and Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Both countries first exchanged ambassadors in 1942. Both countries are members of the United Nations, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is an international economic organisation of 34 countries founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade...

, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and NATO.
Greece has an embassy in Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, as well as 3 Consulate-General in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Toronto

Toronto

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, and Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

. Canada has an Embassy with a Consular Office in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

 and an Honorary Consulate in Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...

.
There is a strong Greek community

Greek diaspora

The Greek diaspora, also known as Hellenic Diaspora or Diaspora of Hellenism, is a term used to refer to the communities of Greek people living outside the traditional Greek homelands, but more commonly in southeast Europe and Asia Minor...

 living in Canada.

List of bilateral treaties and agreements

• Agreement on Taxation of Shipping companies (1929)
• Agreement on Social Security (1981)
• Agreement on Regular Air Transport (1987)
• Revised Agreement on Regular Air Transport

Pending agreement:

• Agreement on the Avoidance of double taxation

Trade relations

Canada's main exports to Greece are paper, furs, machinery, vegetables, aircraft and pharmaceutical products. Canadian merchandise imports from Greece include preserved food products, aluminium, fats and oils, and fertilizers.
Greeces business community set up the Greek-Canadian Chamber of Commerce in 1996.

See also

• Foreign relations of Canada
  Foreign relations of Canada
  The foreign relations of Canada are Canada's relations with other governments and peoples. Canada's most important relationship, being the largest trading relationship in the world, is with the United States...
  
  
• Foreign relations of Greece
  Foreign relations of Greece
  Prominent issues in Greek foreign policy include the enduring dispute over Cyprus and differences with Turkey over the Aegean, the dispute over the name of the Republic of Macedonia , and relations with the United States.-Overview:Greece has diplomatic relations with almost all the...
  
  
• Embassy of Greece in Ottawa
  Embassy of Greece in Ottawa
  The Embassy of the Hellenic Republic is Greece's embassy in Ottawa, Canada. It is located at 80 MacLaren Street in the Canadian capital. Nikolaos Matsis serves as Ambassador since July 2007....
  
  
• Greek Canadians
  Greek Canadians
  Greek Canadians are Canadian citizens of Greek origin, also known as Hellenic origin. According to the 2006 Canadian census, there were 242,685 Canadians who claimed Greek ethnicity.- Authors :...
  
  

External links

• Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International about the relations with Greece
• Canadian embassy in Athens
• Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Canada
• Greek embassy in Ottawa
• Greek general consulate in Montreal
• Greek general consulate in Toronto
• Greek general consulate in Vancouver
• Canadian relief work in WWII Greece