Canada and Argentina established diplomatic relations in 1941. Canada has an embassy in Buenos Aires and Argentina maintains an embassy in Ottawa, as well as consulates in Montreal and Toronto.
Academic relations are very well-developed.
The seven Canadian Studies Centres in Argentina are very active in promoting academic relations. The recently-established Canadian Education Centre benefits from the ties between Canadian and Argentine universities, which have strengthened the Canadian reputation in the field of education and facilitated educational marketing efforts. The Canada-Argentina relationship will continue to expand and mature in the years ahead. In addition to academic relations and education, promising areas of bilateral cooperation include parliamentary affairs, defence and peacekeeping, science and technology, fisheries and natural resources. For example, in November 2000, Canada and Argentina co-hosted a regional landmine seminar in Buenos Aires to discuss the implementation of the Ottawa Convention and to provide a regional forum for debate on best practices and lessons learned in destruction of stockpiles.