page_title: Canada–Italy relations
section_title: High-level visits
hierarchical_section_title: Canada–Italy relations / High-level visits
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Händeschütteln von Paolo Gentiloni und Justin Trudeau anlässlich des G7-Gipfels in Taormina 2017 English: Handshake of Paolo Gentiloni and Justin Trudeau during the 43rd G7 summit
context_page_description: Canada–Italy refers to the current and historical relations between Canada and Italy. Both nations enjoy friendly relations, the importance of which centres on the history of Italian migration to Canada. Approximately 1.5 million Canadians claim to have Italian ancestry. Both nations are members of the G7, G20, NATO and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
context_section_description: Prime Ministerial visits from Canada to Italy
  Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (1980)
  Prime Minister Brian Mulroney (1987, 1991)
  Prime Minister Jean Chrétien (1994, 2001, 2002)
  Prime Minister Stephen Harper (2009)
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (2017)
  Prime Ministerial visits from Italy to Canada
  Prime Minister Giovanni Spadolini (1981)
  Prime Minister Ciriaco De Mita (1988)
  Prime Minister Lamberto Dini (1995)
  Prime Minister Giuliano Amato (2001)
  Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (2002, 2010)
  Prime Minister Enrico Letta (2013)
  Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte (2018)
caption: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni at the 43rd G7 summit in Taormina, Italy; 2017.
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