Canada also shares a colonial past with Asian countries previously under French rule, Indochina which is namely Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
For example, Canada has taken a number of political and economic measures against Burma, whose military government's policies it believes violate human rights.
[2] This is contrasted with warmer ties with countries like South Korea, with whom Canada has relaxed visa, educational and trade policies.
Canada provides aid to many Asian countries, with a special focus on Afghanistan, Pakistan, Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh.
[4] Canada is a member of APEC, an intergovernmental forum dedicated to promoting free trade and investment, economic growth and development, and cooperation in the Asia–Pacific region.
[5] Canada maintains close ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations through the Joint Cooperation Workplan signed between the two parties.