In 2008, Canada and Panama made an air transport agreement.

This agreement put into place a new, modern framework for scheduled air services between Canada and Panama.

This agreement is responsible for increase tourism since 2008, between Canada and Panama.

[2][1][3][4][5][6][7][8] In August 2009, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli signed a bilateral free trade agreement known as the Canada–Panama Free Trade Agreement.

[3][6] It was formally ratified by the Parliament of Canada three years later and entered into force on April 1, 2013.