Canada – Portugal relations are the bilateral relations between Canada and Portugal . Both nations are members of NATO and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development One of the first European explores to visit present-day Canada was Gaspar Corte-Real who explored the Atlantic regions of Canada . Diplomatic relations between Canada and Portugal were officially established in 1946 . In November 1972 , Canada condemned the Portuguese Colonial Wars in Angola , Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea . In November 2010 , Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited Portugal to attend the 2010 Lisbon summit
2010 Lisbon summit
2010 Lisbon summit
Canada–Portugal relations