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1 Canada established diplomatic relations with Tanzania (then Tanganyika) in 1961 following its independence.
1 Canada established diplomatic relations with Tanzania (then Tanganyika) in 1961 following its independence.
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3 In Tanzania, Canada is represented by the Canadian High Commission in Dar es Salaam.
 3 In Tanzania, Canada is represented by the Canadian High Commission in Dar es Salaam. The Canadian High Commission in Dar es Salaam is also accredited to the Republic of Zambia, the Union of Comoros and the Republic of Seychelles. Tanzania is represented in Canada by a High Commission in Ottawa. Canada and Tanzania have full diplomatic relations.
 
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5 Tanzania is represented in Canada by a High Commission in Ottawa. 
 5 Canadian and Tanzanian leaders have had numerous opportunities to meet and cooperate on the international stage in recent years. In follow-up to the Muskoka Initiative on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, launched at the 2010 G8 Summit hosted by Canada, Prime Minister Harper and President Kikwete were invited by the United Nations Secretary-General to co-chair the UN Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health. The result of the Commission was a report, “Keeping Promises, Measuring Results”, that was officially launched at the UN Secretary General’s Every Woman, Every Child high-level event attended by Prime Minister Harper and President Kikwete in September 2011. Prime Minister Harper and President Kikwete also both participated in the Camp David G8 Summit in May 2012 which launched the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition. Prime Minister Harper visited Tanzania in November 2007 on a State Visit and has invited President Kikwete to make a State Visit to Canada. There have also been a number of other meetings at the ministerial level in recent years. Canada and Tanzania are both members of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group. 
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7 Prime Minister Stephen Harper made an official visit to Tanzania in November 2007. In 2011, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete co-chaired a United Nations Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health.
 7 Canada and Tanzania have a longstanding bilateral relationship and often collaborate in international fora such as the United Nations and the Commonwealth. In the 1990s, Canada welcomed Tanzania’s move from a centrally directed, one-party political system towards today’s multi-party democracy with an open, liberalized economy. Canada values Tanzania’s active involvement in the African Union, the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community, as well as the stabilizing role it plays in Africa, including its deployment of 800 peacekeeping troops to Darfur under the AU/UN operation in Darfur, Sudan (UNAMID).
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9 Bilateral relations between Canada and Tanzania are strong, with effective collaboration occurring in a variety of international fora, including the United Nations and the Commonwealth. Canada has supported Tanzania’s move from a centrally directed, one-party political system towards today’s multi-party democracy with an open, liberalized economy.
 9 Tanzania is one of eight countries of focus in Africa for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Canada has contributed more than $1 billion in development assistance to Tanzania since its independence. The bilateral program has been transformed in recent years, scaling up annual disbursements from $9.8 million in 2002-03 to over $119 million in 2011-12, making Tanzania one of Canada’s most important development partners.
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11 Canada and Tanzania cooperate regularly on the international stage to advance common foreign policy objectives. Canada greatly values Tanzania’s active involvement in the African Union, the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community, as well as the stabilizing role it plays in Africa, including its deployment of 800 peacekeeping troops to Darfur under the AU/UN operation in Darfur (UNAMID).  
 11 The goal of CIDA’s program is to support Tanzania in its efforts to achieve broad-based, equitable and sustainable growth, while focusing on improved opportunities for the poor, improved access to public services and strengthened good governance. CIDA has many projects focused on reducing child mortality and improving maternal health in Tanzania by strengthening health systems, reducing the burden of diseases and improving nutrition.
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13 Canada also supports Tanzania through the Military Training and Cooperation Program (MTCP). More than 700 officers have been trained since Tanzania joined the program in the mid-1960s.
  
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15 Canada has contributed more than $1 billion in development assistance to Tanzania since its independence. Canada’s annual bilateral development assistance has risen from approximately $26 million in 2001/2002 to $95 million in 2010/2011, making Tanzania one of the Canadian International Development Agency’s (CIDA) key partners in Africa.
  
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17 The goal of CIDA’s program is to support Tanzania in its efforts to achieve broad-based, equitable and sustainable growth, while focusing on improved opportunities for the poor, improved access to public services and strengthened good governance. Programming is focused on health and HIV/AIDS, education, governance and private sector development, with gender equality and the environment as cross-cutting themes.
  
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19 In February 2002, Canada wrote off the $83.6 million debt owed to it by Tanzania in the context of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, which is aimed at easing the burden of debt for the world’s poorest countries.
13 In February 2002, Canada wrote off the $83.6 million debt owed to it by Tanzania in the context of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, which is aimed at easing the burden of debt for the world’s poorest countries.
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21 With regard to trade, Tanzania is of growing importance to Canadian companies, which have found a generally conducive investment regime as well as political stability in the African country. With investments estimated at close to $3 billion, Canadian mining companies are among the largest foreign investors in Tanzania.
 15 Canada and Tanzania have a modest, but growing trade relationship. In 2011, two-way merchandise trade reached $66.8 million, which represents a 20% increase from 2010. Canada’s main exports to Tanzania, amounting to $61.5 million in 2011, consisted primarily of used clothing, machinery, and wheat. Canadian imports from Tanzania amounted to $5.3 million, comprising mainly coffee, tea, and cashews. In July 2003, Canada and Tanzania signed an agreement to permit duty-free access for almost all goods produced in Tanzania.
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  17 Tanzania is of growing importance to Canadian companies. Canadian mining companies are among the largest foreign investors in Tanzania.
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23 Canadian companies in Tanzania are committed to being good corporate citizens. In July 2003, Canada and Tanzania signed an agreement to permit duty-free access for virtually all goods produced in Tanzania.
 19 Canada is a strong advocate for corporate social responsibility in Tanzania. In December 2011, Canada sponsored a CSR conference in Mwanza with strong participation from the Tanzanian Government, the business community and civil society organizations. A second CSR conference is planned in Arusha in October 2012.
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25  Canada and Tanzania are well-advanced in developing a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement. 21 Since the 1960s, Canada has supported Tanzania through the Military Training and Cooperation Program, and also supports Tanzania’s capacity to train peacekeepers.

Canada established diplomatic relations with Tanzania (then Tanganyika) in 1961 following its independence.

In Tanzania, Canada is represented by the Canadian High Commission in Dar es Salaam.

Tanzania is represented in Canada by a High Commission in Ottawa.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper made an official visit to Tanzania in November 2007. In 2011, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete co-chaired a United Nations Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health.

Bilateral relations between Canada and Tanzania are strong, with effective collaboration occurring in a variety of international fora, including the United Nations and the Commonwealth. Canada has supported Tanzania’s move from a centrally directed, one-party political system towards today’s multi-party democracy with an open, liberalized economy.

Canada and Tanzania cooperate regularly on the international stage to advance common foreign policy objectives. Canada greatly values Tanzania’s active involvement in the African Union, the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community, as well as the stabilizing role it plays in Africa, including its deployment of 800 peacekeeping troops to Darfur under the AU/UN operation in Darfur (UNAMID).

Canada also supports Tanzania through the Military Training and Cooperation Program (MTCP). More than 700 officers have been trained since Tanzania joined the program in the mid-1960s.

Canada has contributed more than $1 billion in development assistance to Tanzania since its independence. Canada’s annual bilateral development assistance has risen from approximately $26 million in 2001/2002 to $95 million in 2010/2011, making Tanzania one of the Canadian International Development Agency’s (CIDA) key partners in Africa.

The goal of CIDA’s program is to support Tanzania in its efforts to achieve broad-based, equitable and sustainable growth, while focusing on improved opportunities for the poor, improved access to public services and strengthened good governance. Programming is focused on health and HIV/AIDS, education, governance and private sector development, with gender equality and the environment as cross-cutting themes.

In February 2002, Canada wrote off the $83.6 million debt owed to it by Tanzania in the context of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative, which is aimed at easing the burden of debt for the world’s poorest countries.

With regard to trade, Tanzania is of growing importance to Canadian companies, which have found a generally conducive investment regime as well as political stability in the African country. With investments estimated at close to $3 billion, Canadian mining companies are among the largest foreign investors in Tanzania.

Canadian companies in Tanzania are committed to being good corporate citizens. In July 2003, Canada and Tanzania signed an agreement to permit duty-free access for virtually all goods produced in Tanzania.

Canada and Tanzania are well-advanced in developing a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement.

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Canada established diplomatic relations with Tanzania (then Tanganyika) in 1961 following its independence.

In Tanzania, Canada is represented by the Canadian High Commission in Dar es Salaam. The Canadian High Commission in Dar es Salaam is also accredited to the Republic of Zambia, the Union of Comoros and the Republic of Seychelles. Tanzania is represented in Canada by a High Commission in Ottawa. Canada and Tanzania have full diplomatic relations.

Canadian and Tanzanian leaders have had numerous opportunities to meet and cooperate on the international stage in recent years. In follow-up to the Muskoka Initiative on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, launched at the 2010 G8 Summit hosted by Canada, Prime Minister Harper and President Kikwete were invited by the United Nations Secretary-General to co-chair the UN Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health. The result of the Commission was a report, “Keeping Promises, Measuring Results”, that was officially launched at the UN Secretary General’s Every Woman, Every Child high-level event attended by Prime Minister Harper and President Kikwete in September 2011. Prime Minister Harper and President Kikwete also both participated in the Camp David G8 Summit in May 2012 which launched the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition. Prime Minister Harper visited Tanzania in November 2007 on a State Visit and has invited President Kikwete to make a State Visit to Canada. There have also been a number of other meetings at the ministerial level in recent years. Canada and Tanzania are both members of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group.

Canada and Tanzania have a longstanding bilateral relationship and often collaborate in international fora such as the United Nations and the Commonwealth. In the 1990s, Canada welcomed Tanzania’s move from a centrally directed, one-party political system towards today’s multi-party democracy with an open, liberalized economy. Canada values Tanzania’s active involvement in the African Union, the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community, as well as the stabilizing role it plays in Africa, including its deployment of 800 peacekeeping troops to Darfur under the AU/UN operation in Darfur, Sudan (UNAMID).

Tanzania is one of eight countries of focus in Africa for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Canada has contributed more than $1 billion in development assistance to Tanzania since its independence. The bilateral program has been transformed in recent years, scaling up annual disbursements from $9.8 million in 2002-03 to over $119 million in 2011-12, making Tanzania one of Canada’s most important development partners.

The goal of CIDA’s program is to support Tanzania in its efforts to achieve broad-based, equitable and sustainable growth, while focusing on improved opportunities for the poor, improved access to public services and strengthened good governance. CIDA has many projects focused on reducing child mortality and improving maternal health in Tanzania by strengthening health systems, reducing the burden of diseases and improving nutrition.

Canada and Tanzania have a modest, but growing trade relationship. In 2011, two-way merchandise trade reached $66.8 million, which represents a 20% increase from 2010. Canada’s main exports to Tanzania, amounting to $61.5 million in 2011, consisted primarily of used clothing, machinery, and wheat. Canadian imports from Tanzania amounted to $5.3 million, comprising mainly coffee, tea, and cashews. In July 2003, Canada and Tanzania signed an agreement to permit duty-free access for almost all goods produced in Tanzania.

Tanzania is of growing importance to Canadian companies. Canadian mining companies are among the largest foreign investors in Tanzania.

Canada is a strong advocate for corporate social responsibility in Tanzania. In December 2011, Canada sponsored a CSR conference in Mwanza with strong participation from the Tanzanian Government, the business community and civil society organizations. A second CSR conference is planned in Arusha in October 2012.

Since the 1960s, Canada has supported Tanzania through the Military Training and Cooperation Program, and also supports Tanzania’s capacity to train peacekeepers.

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