Canada-Israel fact sheet

General Information

Capital: See Type of Government*

Population (million): 10

Total Area: 20,325 km²

Currency: 1 CAN$ = 2.58 Israeli Shekel (ILS) (2021 - Annual average)

National Holiday(s): Independence Day (April 26)

Language(s): Hebrew, Arabic

Representation

Foreign Representation in Canada: Ambassador Ronen Pinchas HOFFMAN

Canadian Representation Abroad: Ambassador Lisa STADELBAUER

Political Information

Type of State: Parliamentary republic

Type of Government: Unicameral Knesset or Parliament (120 seat, members elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms). * While Israel designates Jerusalem as its capital, Canada believes that the final status of the city needs to be negotiated between the Israelis and Palestinians. At present, Canada maintains its Embassy in Tel Aviv.

Head of State: President Isaac HERZOG

Head of Government: Prime Minister Benjamin NETANYAHU

Ministers: Defence: Yoav GALLANT; Foreign Affairs: Eli COHEN; Finance: Bezalel SMOTRICH; Economy and Industry: Nir BARKAT

Main Political Parties: Likud (32), Yesh Atid (24), National Unity (12), Shas (11), United Torah Judaism (7), Religious Zionism (7), Otzma Yehudit (6), Yisrael Beiteinu (6), Ra’am (5), Hadash-Ta’al (5), Labour (4), Noam (1).

Elections: N/A

Economic Information: (2022)

	Israel	Canada
GDP: (Billions)	$420.44	$1,754.82
GDP per capita	$44,149.75	$45,294.35
GDP Growth rate: (%)	6.129	3.295
Inflation: (%)	4.52	6.897
Unemployment: (%)	3.9	5.291

Product Trade and Investment

	Total	Year
Canadian Exports:	$556,091,312	2022
Canadian Imports:	$1,543,586,237	2022
Foreign Direct Investment In Canada	$3,325,000,000	2022
Canadian Direct Investment in Country	$1,024,000,000	2022

Bilateral Product trade: Canada - Israel

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Trade Balance	-894,568,435	-962,486,237	-892,453,598	-834,082,733	-987,494,925
Trade Exports	504,809,474	358,931,731	360,790,551	481,119,363	556,091,312
Trade Imports	1,399,377,909	1,321,417,968	1,253,244,149	1,315,202,096	1,543,586,237

21 HS Sections (2022): Canada - Israel

	Canadian Exports to Israel
1 - Machinery; mechanical, electrical and electronic appliances or equipment	145,128,470
2 - Vegetable products	137,128,446
3 - Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and other transportation equipment	70,293,925
4 - Clocks, watches and specialized instrumentation	56,380,753
5 - Products of the chemical or allied industries	50,830,523

21 HS Sections (2022): Canada - Israel

	Canadian Imports from Israel
1 - Machinery; mechanical, electrical and electronic appliances or equipment	372,563,952
2 - Products of the chemical or allied industries	268,113,672
3 - Clocks, watches and specialized instrumentation	229,106,503
4 - Plastics, rubber and articles made from these materials	154,847,436
5 - Pearls, precious metals or stones, coins and jewellery	94,816,182