page_title: Canada–Netherlands relations
section_title: State visits
hierarchical_section_title: Canada–Netherlands relations / State visits
caption_attribution_description: English: Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, Orange-Nassau and Lippe-Besterfield in Ottawa during the Ottawa Tulipfest in May 2002.
context_page_description: Canada and the Netherlands have a special relationship resulting from actions during World War II when Canadian forces led the liberation of the Netherlands and hosted the Dutch Royal Family in exile. The special relationship is still visible today, with the Canadian government describing the Netherlands as "one of Canada's most significant trade, investment and innovation partners." In part, the Canadian Tulip Festival still commemorates this relationship.
  In 2019, Dutch Heritage Day was proclaimed as being on May 5 each year in Canada; coinciding with Liberation Day in the Netherlands.
context_section_description: In May 1967, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands visited Canada.
  From 9–17 May 1988 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Prince Claus of the Netherlands visited Canada. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima paid a widely publicized state visit to Canada from 27–29 May 2015, receiving an extremely warm welcome, particularly in Ontario.
caption: Princess Margriet returns to Ottawa to attend the Canadian Tulip Festival in May 2002.
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