Both nations enjoy friendly relations and are close allies and partners through their membership in the G7, G20, NATO and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

[4] Between 1940 and 1943, approximately 600 Italian-Canadian men were arrested and sent to internment camps as potentially dangerous enemy aliens.

There have been numerous visits between Canadian and Italian Prime Ministers, most mainly taking place in summits held by the G7, G8, G20 and NATO.

[11] Canada's main exports to Italy include: Pharmaceutical products, cereals and mineral fuels.

Italy's main exports to Canada include: Nuclear Reactors and machinery, beverages and vehicles (parts and motors).