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Canada and Japan

First country

Second country

In 2025, Canada sold USD 10.4 billion of goods to Japan and bought USD 15.1 billion from it. The DESTA database lists 2 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP) (2018). Both are members of the G20, the G7, the OECD and APEC. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 84 percent in 2023, and 79 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in goods runs both ways in similar amounts: Canada sold USD 10.4 billion and Japan sold USD 15.1 billion in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in nuclear materials, reactors and spacecraft grew about 9.3 times, from USD 12.9 million in 2019 to USD 121 million in 2025.
  • BothComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP), signed 2018 and in force since 2018.

Constraints

  • BothThe two countries' customs reports differ on goods sold by Japan to Canada in 2025: Canada reports USD 15.1 billion and Japan reports USD 11.0 billion.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Canada sold USD 1.93 billion of mineral fuels and oils, against USD 54.3 million the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Canada sold USD 791 million of critical minerals and metals, against USD 1.3 million the other way.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026); DESTA: Design of Trade Agreements database, version 02_03 (retrieved 25 September 2026); Wikidata, statements on membership (property P463) (retrieved 26 September 2026); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 25.5 billion
2025, as reported by Canada
Canada to Japan
USD 10.4 billion
2025, as reported by Canada
Japan to Canada
USD 15.1 billion
2025, as reported by Canada

What connects Canada and Japan

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, Canada sold USD 10.4 billion of goods to Japan and bought USD 15.1 billion from it.

Resources

EnergyIn 2025, Canada sold USD 1.93 billion of mineral fuels and oils to Japan and bought USD 54.3 million from it.Critical mineralsIn 2025, Canada sold USD 791 million of critical minerals and metals to Japan and bought USD 1.3 million from it.Agriculture and foodIn 2025, Canada sold USD 4.18 billion of agricultural and food products to Japan and bought USD 213 million from it.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, Canada sold USD 281 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to Japan and bought USD 10.8 billion from it.TechnologyIn 2025, Canada sold USD 145 million of electrical and electronic equipment to Japan and bought USD 1.00 billion from it.Pharma and healthIn 2025, Canada sold USD 455 million of pharmaceutical products to Japan and bought USD 193 million from it.

Security

Nuclear and spaceIn 2025, Canada sold USD 121 million of nuclear materials, reactors and spacecraft to Japan.

Diplomacy

Agreements and treatiesThe DESTA database lists 2 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP) (2018).Multilateral alignmentBoth are members of the G20, the G7, the OECD and APEC. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 84 percent in 2023, and 79 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.Diaspora and mobilityIn 2024, 11 thousand people born in Canada lived in Japan, and 34 thousand people born in Japan lived in Canada.

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