| August 21, 1973 | Vietnam and Canada established diplomatic relations. |
| September 1976 | Vietnam opened Embassy in Ottawa (until March 1981). |
| 1990 | Canada resumed official development assistance to Vietnam. |
| November 1990 | Vietnam re-opened Embassy in Ottawa. |
| July 1991 | Canada opened Diplomatic Mission in Hanoi. |
| January 1992 | Agreement on Economic and Technological Cooperation between Vietnam and Quebec signed. |
| 1994 | Canada opened Embassy in Hanoi. |
| June 1994 | Deputy Prime Minister Phan Van Khai visited Canada. |
| June 1994 | Agreement on Development Cooperation between Vietnam Canada signed. |
| November 1994 | Prime Minister Jean Chrétien visited Vietnam. |
| November 1995 | Foreign Minister A. Ouellet visited Vietnam. |
| November 1995 | Agreement on Trade and Commerce between Vietnam and Canada signed. |
| April 1996 | Finance Minister Paul Martin visited Vietnam. |
| September 1996 | CIDA’s President H. Labelle visited Vietnam. |
| October 1996 | Minister of International Cooperation and Francophonie D. Boudria visited Vietnam. |
| November 1997 | Prime Minister Jean Chrétien attended the 7th Francophonie Summit in Hanoi. |
| November 1997 | Agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income signed. |
| 1997 | Canada opened Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City. |
| November 1998 | Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cam visited Canada. |
| November 1999 | Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lyle Vanclief visited Vietnam. |
| March 2000 | MOU on Service and Infrastructure Development between Vietnam and Canada signed. |
| July 2001 | Minister of Foreign Affairs John Manley visited Vietnam. |
| July 2001 | MOU on Project of Assistance Policy between Vietnam and Canada signed. |
| September 2004 | Minister of Justice Uong Chu Luu visited Canada. |
| September 2004 | Agreement on Aviation Transportation between Vietnam and Canada signed. |
| October 2004 | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs cum Chairman of the Committee for Vietnamese Overseas Nguyen Phu Binh visited Canada. |
| May 2005 | Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Affairs Ksor Phuoc visited Canada. |
| June 2005 | Prime Minister Phan Van Khai paid an official visit to Canada, inaugurated the Vietnam House at 85 Glebe Avenue in Ottawa. |
| June 2005 | Agreement on Adoption between Vietnam and Canada signed. |
| January 2006 | First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Cong Phung cum SOM Chair APEC 2006 visited Canada. |
| November 2006 | Prime Minister Stephen Harper attended the 14th APEC Summit Meeting in Hanoi. |
| May 2007 | Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong visited Canada. |
| February 2008 | Inaugural round of Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement betweenCanada and Vietnam held in Hanoi. |
| 2008 | Canadian Ship (HMCS) Regina made a goodwill visit to Vietnam. |
| October 2008 | Vice-President Nguyen Thi Doan attended the 12th Francophonie Summit in Quebec City and visi ted Canada. |
| 2009 | Vietnam chosen by CIDA as one of Canada’s 20 countries of focus (priority countries). |
| September 2009 | Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Pham Gia Khiem visited Canada. |
| June 2010 | Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended the G-20 Summit Meeting in Toronto as Chair of the ASEAN. |
| July 2010 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon attended the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference and the ASEAN Regional Forum in Hanoi. |
| October 2010 | National Assembly Chair Nguyen Phu Trong attended the G-20 Parliamentary Leaders’ Consultat ive Meeting in Ottawa. |
| November 2011 | Governor General David Johnston paid a first ever State Visit to Vietnam. |
| March 2012 | National Assembly Vice Chair Uong Chu Luu visited Canada. |
| June 2012 | Party Secretary and National Assembly Vice Chair Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan visited Canada. |
| August 2012 | Minister for International Trade Ed Fast visited Vietnam. |
| January 2013 | Inaugural round of policy consultation between Vietnam and Canada held in Hanoi. |
| March 2013 | Vietnam opened Consulate General in Vancouver. |
| March 2013 | Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son visited Canada. |
| March 2013 | Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird visited Vietnam. |
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| September 2014 | Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh paid an official visit to Canada. The two foreign Ministers signed a Letter of Intent on consolidating and boosting bilateral relations. |
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| September 2016 | Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Stephan Dion visited Vietnam. The two sides agreed to promote cooperation in seven fields mentioned in the Letter of Intent, with a focus on trade-investment and education-training. |
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| December 2016 | National Assembly’s Vice Chairman, General Do Ba Ty visited Canada. |
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| November 2017 | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau conducted an official visit to Vietnam. The two leaders agreed on the establishment of the Strategic Partnership Framework. |
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| December 2017 | Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne paid an official visit to Vietnam. |
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| March 2018 | Vietnam and Canada signed the agreement to become members of CPTPP. |
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| June 2018 | Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc conducted a working visit to Canada and attended the Outreach Session of the G-7 Summit in Quebec. |
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| June 2018 | Canadian Minister of Defense Harjit Singh Sahan visited Vietnam. This is the first ever visit of a Canadian Minister of Defense to Vietnam. |
