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Tax Treaties
Under Negotiation or Re-negotiation

Barbados

Discussions were held in December 1997 and November 1998 relating to possible changes to the existing treaty.
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Bolivia

Negotiations originally scheduled for June 2003 were postponed at the request of Bolivian authorities. New date as yet to be determined.
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Colombia

Last round of negotiations took place in Bogota in January 2000. No date has been set as yet for the next round of negotiations. Colombia is currently reviewing its policy on concluding income tax treaties.
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Costa Rica

First round of negotiations took place in June 2003 in San José. Date for further discussion of outstanding issues not as yet determined.
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Cuba

Second round of negotiations took place in September 2003 in Ottawa. Date for further discussion of outstanding issues not as yet determined.
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Egypt

Negotiations completed in August 1998. Egyptian authorities have since requested that negotiations be re-opened. Date for a further round of negotiations as yet to be determined.
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Greece

Last round of negotiations took place in Athens in May 2001.
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Madagascar

Negotiations completed.  Procedures for obtaining government approval of convention underway in both countries.
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Malaysia

Opening round of negotiations held in Putrajaya (Malaysia) in March 2006.  Next round of negotiations scheduled for the week of November 6, 2006, in Ottawa.
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Namibia

Negotiations completed.  Procedures for obtaining government approval of convention underway in both countries.
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Serbia and Montenegro

Last round of negotiations took place in May 2005 in Ottawa.  No date has been set for further discussion of outstanding issues.
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Singapore

Opening round of negotiations regarding a revised treaty took place in Ottawa in August 2004.  No date has been set for further discussion of outstanding issues.
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Turkey

Last round of negotiations took place in Ottawa in April 2003.  No date has been set for further discussion of outstanding issues.
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United States

Negotiations toward a possible amending protocol are underway.  U.S. continuance and Canadian migration rules covered in a press release issued September 18, 2000.  (For further details, consult News Release 2000-068.)
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Last Updated: 2006-10-20

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