Kazakh-Canadian relations

After the countries established diplomatic relations in 1992, Canada opened an embassy in Almaty (which was then transferred to Nursultan), and Kazakhstan opened its embassy in Ottawa ^[1] . On March 31, 2009, President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan met with the Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chretien to discuss the further development of relations between the countries. After their negotiations, Jean Chrétien stated that countries should take advantage of new economic opportunities and it was time for new projects to be implemented ^[2] . In April 2009, Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov met with Canadian Senator Consiglio Di Nino , and the parties discussed the further development of Kazakh-Canadian relations ^[3] . On November 13, 2013, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerlan Idrisov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada John Baird signed a new agreement on peaceful nuclear energy and new technologies in this field. They also discussed the scope of agriculture and the visa regime between countries ^[4] .

Agriculture is an important sector of cooperation between countries, with a particular focus on the supply of agricultural machinery and cattle. Canadian uranium mining company Cameco is the largest Canadian investor in the economy of Kazakhstan . In 2015, the volume of trade between the countries amounted to $ 641 million. Canada's exports to Kazakhstan (totaling $ 117 million): aerospace products, agricultural equipment, and equipment for oil and gas production. Kazakhstan exports to Canada (totaling $ 524 million): crude oil ^[1] .