My Canadian Experience
Report for March 2026

Canada?s response to strikes in Iran, concerns over Carney?s trade mission to India - March 1

Chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton speaks with this week's Sunday Scrum ? Catherine L?esque, parliamentary reporter for the National Post, Brett Forester, Ottawa reporter for CBC Indigenous, and Globe and Mail columnist Gary Mason ? about the Canadian government's response to the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. Plus, the prime minister's trade mission to India, concerns about ongoing transnational repression and the government's efforts to diversify trade.

Prime Minister Carney secures ambitious new partnership with India focused on energy, talent, and technology

March 2, 2026
New Delhi, India

In a rapidly changing world, Canada is focused on what we can control. We are building our economic strength at home and diversifying our partnerships abroad. As the world?s fastest-growing major economy, India presents extraordinary opportunities. With a population of 1.4 billion, its energy demand is increasing faster than anywhere else in the world ? equal to that of China and Southeast Asia combined. Canada is an energy and agricultural superpower, and a leader in critical minerals, artificial intelligence (AI), and advanced manufacturing ? precisely the sectors India is scaling at speed.

Canada and India have had an historically strong, productive relationship. In 2024, total direct and indirect Canadian investment in India surpassed $110 billion. As both our nations embark on parallel missions to build and transform our respective economies and diversify key supply chains, we are forging a new partnership to leverage each other?s strength and ambition.

To that end, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, visited Mumbai and New Delhi, India, this week. This marked the first bilateral visit to India by a Canadian Prime Minister since 2018. With this visit, in addition to ministerial and official level meetings, there has been more engagement between the Canadian and Indian governments this year than in any year over the past two decades.

In New Delhi, Prime Minister Carney met with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. Following their meeting, the leaders released a joint statement, welcomed five Memorandums of Understanding (MOU), and announced a broad range of ambitious initiatives that will renew and expand the Canada-India partnership across energy and critical minerals, technology and AI, talent and culture, and defence.

Foundational to the Canada-India strategic partnership is strong, stable cooperation in trade. In New Delhi, Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Modi confirmed that Canada and India will conclude a new Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) this year, following a meeting of chief negotiators in New Delhi and the finalisation and signing of the Terms of Reference for the CEPA. The CEPA will advance Canada?s goal to more than double two-way trade to $70 billion by 2030.

To leverage our strengths as complementary economies, Canada and India announced a new Strategic Energy Partnership, including in LNG, LPG, uranium, solar, and hydrogen. As the first steps, the leaders welcomed:

• A landmark $2.6 billion agreement between the Government of India and Saskatoon-based Cameco to supply nearly 22 million pounds of uranium to India for nuclear energy generation from 2027 to 2035.

• Two MOUs to intensify cooperation on critical minerals and energy sources, supporting technical and commercial engagement, and diversifying supply chains.

• Strengthened collaboration on clean energy initiatives in solar, wind, biofuels, and hydropower, including announcing that Canada intends to join the International Solar Alliance and is upgrading to full membership status in the Global Biofuels Alliance.

• Intensified engagement on LPG with the aim to conclude Canada?s first long-term LPG arrangement with India.

Canada and India have vibrant ties across commerce and culture, including through the over 1.8 million Canadians of Indian origin. To create more cultural and educational opportunities, Canada and India are strengthening our people-to-people ties through the following initiatives:

• The launch of the new Canada-India Talent and Innovation Strategy to deepen education collaboration, with 13 new partnerships between Canadian and Indian universities, a Dalhousie University innovation campus in partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Tirupati, as well as new University of Toronto and McGill University Centres of Excellence in India.

• Greater student and faculty exchanges and research collaboration, including 300 funded Indian student researcher positions as well as up to $100 million from the University of Toronto for up to 200 fully funded scholarships for Indian students and outbound opportunities for Canadian students.

• $10 million in Indo-Pacific scholarships and fellowships under Canada?s Indo-Pacific Strategy, including support for over 85 Canadian graduate students and researchers to study in and collaborate with leading Indian academics.

• An MOU on cultural cooperation, including collaboration and exchanges among institutions in the performing arts, visual arts, music, books, and other creative industries, as well as entertainment technologies.

Canada and India have immense strengths and growing ambitions in the technology sector, particularly in AI, quantum, and aerospace. To forge new partnerships for workers and businesses, the prime ministers also announced:

• The Canadian Space Agency and the Indian Space Research Organisation agreed to cooperate on Earth observation and intend to explore joint initiatives on space exploration and quantum technologies, leveraging space-based technologies to support innovation and disaster resilience.

• HCL Technologies, India?s third-largest IT services company, will expand its operations in Canada, increasing its workforce by 75% by 2030 and creating thousands of high-paying careers in Canada.

• An MOU under the Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation Partnership to formalise strengthened collaboration on the development and deployment of AI, as well as industry cooperation.

To build on this vital work, Prime Minister Carney extended an invitation to Prime Minister Modi to visit Canada.

To catalyse new investment in Canada, Prime Minister Carney met with business leaders across various sectors ? including technology, manufacturing, and energy ? with a combined market capitalisation of approximately $600 billion. The Prime Minister was accompanied by members of his Cabinet and parliamentarians, as well as senior executives from the nine major Canadian pension funds. They focused on the potential for new investments in and exports from Canada?s infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, mining, and defence sectors. The Canadian delegation emphasised Canada?s competitive advantages in energy, defence, agriculture, critical minerals, AI, quantum computing, and health technology ? and its role as a premier destination for global capital and investment.

The visit saw more than 10 commercial agreements that will create thousands of careers in Canada, boost bilateral investment, and secure new opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses. Combined, these partnerships are worth over $5.5 billion, building the foundations for increased Canadian exports to India. In total, Canada?s new government has helped secure agreements worth $85 billion in global investment in the last 10 months.

Canada is a Pacific nation, and stronger ties in the Indo-Pacific are crucial to our security and sovereignty. Canada and India will increase defence cooperation, including maritime security, and identify opportunities for bilateral and multilateral naval activities to deepen interoperability and promote knowledge exchange, underscoring our shared commitment to security and resilience.

Importantly, building on progress made in recent talks, the leaders agreed to advance bilateral cooperation on security and law enforcement. This includes issues of mutual concern to Canada and India, such as the illegal flow of drugs, particularly fentanyl precursors, and transnational organised criminal networks. Prime Minister Carney also underscored that Canada will continue to take measures to combat transnational repression.

In 10 months, Canada has secured more than 20 economic and security partnerships across four continents, attracted unprecedented levels of new foreign investment, and renewed Canada?s relationships with global giants. Canada?s new government is building a stronger, more resilient, more independent Canadian economy.

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?India is the fastest-growing major economy and a powerhouse of global commerce and technology. In a rapidly changing world, Canada and India are transforming their economies to be more diversified, more independent, and more resilient. Our strategic partnership, and the speed at which we are working to unleash its potential in energy, talent, and AI, is the result of two confident, ambitious nations who want to build the future, together.?

? The Rt. Hon. Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada

Quick facts

• This visit built on productive engagements undertaken this past year to advance cooperation between Canada and India and to revitalise the trade partnership:

  • Prime Minister Carney met with Prime Minister Modi at the G7 Leaders? Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, in June 2025, and at the G20 Leaders? Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, in November 2025.

  • The Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister, Nathalie G. Drouin, travelled to India in September 2025 to meet with India?s National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval.

  • The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand, visited India in October 2025 to meet with India?s Minister of External Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. They have met five times in five months.

  • The Minister of International Trade, Maninder Sidhu, visited India in November 2025 to meet with India?s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal. Minister Goyal expects to bring a business delegation to Canada this year.

  • In January 2026, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Tim Hodgson, attended India Energy Week in New Delhi, where he met with India?s Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, and senior Indian counterparts.

  • In February 2026, the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Evan Solomon, participated in the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, where he also met with senior Indian officials.

  • In February 2026, the Minister of Public Safety, Gary Anandasangaree, and the Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister, Nathalie G. Drouin, met with India?s National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, during his visit to Canada.

• According to Statistics Canada, foreign direct investment into Canada is now the highest in almost 20 years.

• Canada is building a trading network that is the envy of the world, with preferential access to 1.5 billion consumers across 16 free trade agreements, 51 countries, and two thirds of global GDP.

• Canada is AAA-rated, has the lowest net debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7, and ranks number one in the G7 for banking stability and number two globally for foreign direct investment confidence.

• Canada has the lowest marginal effective tax rate on new business investments in the G7.

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Prime Minister Carney meets with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi

March 2, 2026
New Delhi, India

Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi.

The leaders agreed that their joint efforts to renew and expand the relationship between Canada and India have achieved important results. During their meetings at Hyderabad House today, Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Modi focused on how they can build on this progress through new strategic partnerships in energy, talent and innovation, and artificial intelligence (AI).

The leaders welcomed the new Canada-India Talent and Innovation Strategy, which Prime Minister Carney highlighted in Mumbai earlier this week, to promote talent pathways, research exchanges, and joint programs between the two countries.

As a foundation to their ambitious new partnerships, Canada and India will strengthen ties in trade and defence. The leaders agreed to accelerate negotiations on a new Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement and to finalise it this year, with the goal of doubling bilateral trade within the coming five years.

The prime ministers reaffirmed their support for the reconstituted India-Canada CEO Forum. This forum will foster strong private-sector engagement and facilitate greater bilateral investment across key sectors, which are clear priorities for both leaders.

To increase cooperation in defence and security, Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Modi will launch a new Defence Dialogue. This will support maritime security cooperation and stability in the Indo-Pacific, as well as training, education, and joint exercises. The leaders agreed to negotiate a General Security of Information Agreement to facilitate greater defence cooperation.

The leaders affirmed the importance of their countries? shared commitment to democratic values, self-reliance, and respect for sovereignty and the rule of law ? including in combatting transnational repression and organised crime. They agreed that there has been significant progress in the security and law enforcement dialogue between their countries and that this work will continue.

During their meeting, the prime ministers discussed the evolving conflict in Iran and the wider Middle East. Both leaders reiterated the imperative to protect all civilians and to focus all efforts toward de-escalation, security, and stability in the region.

Prime Minister Carney thanked Prime Minister Modi and the people of India for their warm hospitality during his visit to Mumbai and New Delhi. The leaders reflected on the incredible ties their nations have forged over the past 80 years, including through the millions of people whose histories, families, and identities span the Pacific Ocean, with ties to both Canada and India. They acknowledged that Prime Minister Carney?s visit was a significant step forward in the bilateral relationship that will deliver real, lasting benefits to both peoples, as the two countries confidently chart ambitious new courses for the future. To build on this vital work, Prime Minister Carney extended an invitation to Prime Minister Modi to visit Canada.

Joint statement by Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Modi

March 2, 2026
New Delhi, India

1. At the invitation of His Excellency Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, the Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, paid an official visit to India from February 27 ? March 2, 2026. This was Prime Minister Carney?s first visit to India after taking over as the Prime Minister of Canada and is the first bilateral visit to India by a Canadian Prime Minister since 2018. Prime Minister Carney was accompanied by a Canadian high-level delegation that included senior ministers, provincial leaders and leading CEOs.

2. Commemorating 79 years of establishment of diplomatic relations, the Leaders reaffirmed the importance of the Canada?India relationship, grounded in shared democratic values, deep people-to-people ties, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, and a joint commitment to the rule of law.

3. The Leaders acknowledged that, in an increasingly complex and uncertain global context, a strong, resilient, and forward-looking partnership between two vibrant democracies contributes meaningfully to mutual prosperity and to advancing shared global priorities. They underscored that closer cooperation between India and Canada will help reinforce international rules and norms that are applied fairly, strengthen economic resilience, promote sustainable development, and address global challenges including climate change, rapid technological transformation, and public health. The Leaders affirmed their shared resolve to work together bilaterally and in multilateral fora to uphold democratic values, support inclusive growth, and contribute to peace, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.

4. Building on this shared vision, the Leaders agreed to adopt the principle of ?Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam? or ?One Earth, One Family, One Future? as the overarching guiding framework for the renewed India?Canada Strategic Partnership, reflecting their commitment to sustainability, inclusivity, and collective global responsibility. They underscored the alignment between India?s vision of Viksit Bharat and Canada?s Build Canada Strong agenda, and affirmed that enhanced bilateral cooperation across growth, innovation, energy transition, food and nutrition security, trusted digital ecosystems, resilient supply chains, skills and talent mobility, and people-centric development will serve as a catalyst for resilient societies, shared prosperity, and a more sustainable future for both countries and the wider world.

5. Both Leaders welcomed the significant progress achieved since their meetings on the margins of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis and the G20 Summit in Johannesburg in the implementation of New Roadmap for Canada?India Relations, thereby providing a clear direction for strengthening the Canada?India partnership. They noted with satisfaction the increased frequency of two-way Ministerial-level engagements, which have injected renewed momentum into bilateral cooperation across priority sectors; welcomed the activation of various institutional dialogue mechanisms and enhanced sub-national engagement, underscoring their importance in deepening mutual understanding and policy coordination; acknowledged the return of diplomatic representatives to their respective missions; and appreciated the constructive steps taken toward the gradual normalization of bilateral ties, reflecting a shared commitment to strengthening bilateral relations in a spirit of mutual respect, accommodation, and cooperation.

6. The Leaders highlighted the strong commercial foundation underpinning bilateral ties, reflected in the launch of negotiations of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and in significant business announcements and investment commitments in recent months. These developments demonstrate the expanding scale, diversification, and sophistication of the bilateral economic relationship and signal growing confidence among businesses and investors in both markets. The Leaders noted that sustained engagement between industry and government, supported by an enabling policy environment, will be essential to unlock new opportunities in priority sectors and to translate commercial momentum into long-term, mutually beneficial economic growth.

7. Building on this momentum, the Leaders agreed to deepen collaboration across the following priority sectors:

8. Recognizing their complementary strengths as energy powers, the Leaders agreed to advance the India-Canada Strategic Energy Partnership aimed at deepening long-term cooperation across the energy value chain. They reaffirmed the immense importance of energy security and diversification of supply for the safety, wellbeing, and economic vitality of both countries, and underscored their shared commitment to enhancing collaboration across clean energy, conventional energy, civil nuclear energy, and critical minerals to promote affordability, sustainability, and economic growth.

9. The Leaders welcomed the re-launch of the Canada?India Ministerial Energy Dialogue at India Energy Week 2026 as a key institutional platform to sustain high-level policy dialogue and strengthen strategic cooperation on energy security, diversification of supply, and long-term market integration. They also welcomed the finalization of a Joint Action plan under the Dialogue.

10. The Leaders also highlighted the potential to broaden cooperation across clean energy and climate-related value chains, including renewable energy, hydrogen and its derivatives, biofuels, sustainable aviation fuel, battery storage, and electricity systems modernization, recognizing the central role of these sectors in advancing shared climate objectives and energy transition goals.

11. The Leaders underscored solutions for carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) as a key area of cooperation offering a significant opportunity for the sustainable production of energy and critical minerals.

12. The Leaders reaffirmed their intention to promote sustained government-to-government and business-to-business engagement, including continued expert collaboration and cooperation through bilateral and multilateral mechanisms, to ensure that the Strategic Energy Partnership delivers tangible, long-term benefits for both countries.

13. The leaders noted that strengthened institutional engagement would support expanded bilateral energy trade, including in liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), crude oil, refined petroleum products, potash, and uranium supply offtakes. In this regard, they welcomed the conclusion of a CAD $2.6 billion commercial agreement between Cameco and the Department of Atomic Energy for the long-term supply of uranium, contributing to India?s civil nuclear energy generation, clean energy transition objectives, and long-term energy security.

14. The Leaders noted that Canada is poised to become a major global supplier of LNG and welcomed India?s intention to source LNG from Canada. They further welcomed the emergence, over the past five years, of Canada as an important supplier of heavy oil. With India, positioned to be the largest contributor to incremental global energy demand growth over the next two decades, beyond its current position as the world?s third-largest oil consumer and fourth-largest LNG importer, both sides acknowledged the significant potential to further expand bilateral energy trade. This includes increased oil and LNG imports by India from Canada, as well as the supply of refined petroleum products from India to Canada. In this context, Canada reaffirmed its plans to expand heavy oil export infrastructure and supplies of LNG to the Indo-Pacific market through Canada?s stated goal of producing 50 million tonnes of LNG per year by 2030 and up to 100 million tonnes by 2040.

15. The Leaders welcomed discussions between Indian public sector oil and gas companies and Canadian energy firms to expand bilateral cooperation in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). They noted ongoing engagement aimed at concluding India?s first long-term LPG supply arrangement with Canada and expressed confidence that such partnerships will further diversify energy trade, strengthen supply security, and create new opportunities for collaboration across the hydrocarbon value chain.

16. Both sides also reaffirmed support for greater private investment flows and long-term offtake arrangements including through tools, such as loans, financing, and equity investments to support commercially viable energy partnerships. Through the India-Canada Energy Dialogue, both sides will set out a joint work plan to explore long-term contracts and address the challenges to growing this trade including shipping costs and increasing availability of Canadian heavy oil supply.

17. The Leaders underscored their commitment to deepening long-term, reciprocal investment partnerships across the energy and natural resource sectors, recognizing the scale of ongoing projects and emerging opportunities in both markets. They further welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Critical Minerals Cooperation, reflecting their shared commitment to building resilient, secure, and diversified critical minerals supply chains. In this context, they welcomed India?s endorsement of the G7 Critical Minerals Action Plan, which supports diversified and responsible production and supply of critical minerals and encourages investment and innovation in value chains essential for clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and technology.  The Leaders also discussed Indian presence at the Prospectors and Developer?s Association of Canada (PDAC) meeting in March 2026, and commitment for a Ministerial-led Indian energy and industry delegation to Canada in summer 2026 to support robust commercial outcomes for Canadian and Indian companies.

18. Leaders agreed to strengthen collaboration in investment to support clean energy technologies and future-oriented industries. They agreed to deepen cooperation on critical minerals and energy transition pathways, including exploring collaboration on helping to secure India?s mineral stockpiling initiative, and supporting robust commercial outcomes for Canadian and Indian companies, while also sharing expertise on emissions reductions, and transition technologies. 

19. The Leaders also welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Clean Energy Cooperation, establishing a comprehensive institutional framework to advance bilateral collaboration across solar, wind, bioenergy, small hydro, energy storage, and capacity-building. They agreed to build a mutually beneficial clean energy partnership that strengthens energy security, accelerates the energy transition through information exchange and joint investment opportunities, and promotes two-way public?private engagement across the renewable energy value chain, including through a dedicated Joint Working Group. This cooperation will support sustainable economic growth, regional resilience in the Indo-Pacific, and the shared objective of building an inclusive clean energy future.

20. Canada expects to double electricity supply by 2050 and significantly expand deployment of renewable energy and energy storage. Concurrently, India has demonstrated leadership and capacity in large-scale solar and grid-level energy storage technologies along with scalable models in rooftop solar and other forms of distributed renewable energy solutions. In this regard, Leaders committed to convening a India-Canada Renewable Energy and Storage Summit in 2026 to bring together industry, investors, and government decision-makers to expand and diversify trade of these technologies into Canada, including through future procurements and supply chain partnerships.

21. They welcomed the deepening of cooperation under the existing Memorandum of Understanding on Climate Change and Environment, underscoring the strength of the partnership. The Leaders reaffirmed their shared commitment to science-based, inclusive, and equitable climate action. They highlighted ongoing bilateral efforts to advance sustainable development by addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and ecosystem degradation, and agreed to strengthen collaboration on climate mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity conservation, and reducing plastic pollution, with particular attention to building resilience and supporting vulnerable communities.

22. India welcomed Canada?s decision that it intends to pursue membership in the International Solar Alliance, underscoring Canada?s strong commitment to advancing clean energy and climate action. The leaders noted that Canada?s participation will strengthen international cooperation on solar deployment, innovation, and capacity-building, particularly in developing and climate-vulnerable regions. They agreed that enhanced collaboration through the International Solar Alliance will complement bilateral clean energy initiatives and contribute meaningfully to accelerating the global energy transition and achieving shared sustainability goals.

23. India welcomed Canada?s signing of the foundational documents to upgrade its participation in the Global Biofuels Alliance as a Full Member. This step will further advance the adoption of sustainable biofuels globally and strengthen cooperation across the biofuels supply chains, standards, and deployment, including collaboration on sustainability standards and lifecycle emissions.

24. Recognizing the growing complementarity between India and Canada in agriculture and agri-food systems, the Leaders underscored the importance of strengthening cooperation to enhance food security, farm productivity, and resilient supply chains. The Leaders highlighted expanding opportunities for collaboration in agri-technology, research, and value-added food production, and agreed that deeper agricultural partnership will advance sustainable farming practices, nutrition security, and mutually beneficial trade and investment.

25. The Leaders welcomed the proposal to collaborate on establishing a Canada?India Pulse Protein Centre of Excellence at NIFTEM Kundli. They noted the complementary strengths of the Province of Saskatchewan as a global leader in pulse production and innovation, and India as the world?s largest producer and consumer of pulses. The Leaders agreed that this initiative would strengthen agri-food research collaboration, advance pulse protein processing and fortified food development, and contribute to improving access to affordable, high-quality nutrition, while reinforcing sub-national partnerships and industry?academia linkages between the two countries.

Investing in Talent

26. The leaders underscored the central role of education and talent mobility in advancing people-to-people ties between India and Canada. They noted that the movement of students, researchers, and professionals has been mutually beneficial, strengthening innovation ecosystems and economic growth in both countries.

27. Recognizing the importance of international academic collaboration in fostering innovation; improving learning outcomes; and building a future-ready workforce, the Leaders agreed to deepen cooperation between higher education institutions by enhancing industry aligned skills training; expanding joint; dual-degree and twinning programs; facilitating the establishment of offshore campuses of leading Canadian institutions in India; strengthening research partnerships in emerging technologies; and revitalizing the Joint Working Group on Higher Education to further support cooperation in this area.

28. The Leaders welcomed the Memorandum of Understanding between India?s All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Canada?s MITACS to expand the Globalink Research Internship program, enabling approximately 300 Indian undergraduate students annually to undertake research placements at Canadian universities. They noted that this flagship initiative will strengthen institutional linkages, deepen academic collaboration across disciplines, and build future-ready skills through hands-on research and professional training.

29. Leaders welcomed a new Joint Talent and Innovation Strategy, a developing initiative aimed at embedding Canadian research and innovation capacity in shared priority sectors and strengthening two-way talent flows through structured mobility, joint training pathways, and research collaboration.

30. The Leaders underscored the importance of fostering deeper institutional partnerships, researcher mobility, and knowledge exchange to advance innovation, build capacity, and support shared Indo-Pacific priorities. In this context, they welcomed Canada?s Indo-Pacific Scholarships and Fellowships for Canadians (IPSFC) program as a meaningful step toward strengthening academic and research linkages between Canadian and Indian institutions. They noted that over 85 Canadian graduate students and researchers from 11 Canadian post-secondary institutions will travel to India under the program to collaborate with leading Indian academics across priority areas including clean hydrogen, climate resilience, artificial intelligence, trade and supply chain resilience, and sustainable development. The Leaders also welcomed the conclusion of twenty-four education-related MOUs.

31. Recognizing the deep historical connections and vibrant people-to-people links between India and Canada, the Leaders underscored that cultural cooperation is a vital pillar of the bilateral relationship. They noted that sustained cultural exchange strengthens mutual understanding, celebrates diversity, and builds lasting connections between societies, while also supporting creative economies and innovation. The Leaders agreed that closer collaboration in culture, heritage, and creative industries will further enrich bilateral ties and contribute meaningfully to inclusive growth and shared prosperity.

32. The Leaders welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Cultural Cooperation, reaffirming their commitment to deepen people-to-people ties between the two countries through expanded collaboration in the arts, heritage, audiovisual media, music, and creative industries. They agreed to strengthen cooperation between cultural institutions and creators in both countries through targeted initiatives.

33. The Leaders also underscored the potential of emerging technologies, including virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence, for the cultural sector and supporting sustained cultural dialogue, creative partnerships, and mutual understanding in this area.

34. The Leaders reaffirmed the importance of empowering Indigenous and Tribal communities in both countries and recognized their rich cultural heritage, traditional knowledge systems, and enduring contributions to national development. They welcomed Bharat Tribal Festival (BTF) 2026 as an example of an important platform to promote global exchanges in entrepreneurship, cultural preservation, and sustainable livelihoods. The Leaders agreed to encourage dialogue and collaboration in areas such as cultural exchange, skills development, traditional knowledge, and market access for community-based products, with a view to strengthening inclusive growth and reinforcing people-to-people ties grounded in mutual respect for diverse cultures and traditions.

35. The Leaders welcomed the recent Canada?India Track II Strategic Dialogue, which brought together policymakers, experts, business leaders, and civil society to explore pathways for translating the diplomatic reset into concrete cooperation across issues such as economic resilience, emerging technologies, energy security, and people-to-people exchanges. They noted that this high-level exchange underscored the importance of institutionalized engagement, expanded sectoral collaboration, and shared policy dialogue as enduring complements to official government-to-government mechanisms. The Leaders agreed that sustained dialogue across formal and Track II platforms will help deepen mutual understanding, strengthen bilateral cooperation, and inform practical, forward-looking initiatives that deliver tangible benefits for both societies.

36. The Leaders recognized the strong history of collaboration in the field of civil aviation between the two countries and its significant contribution to economic growth, connectivity and people-to-people exchanges. They expressed their desire to deepen this collaboration through continued work to renew their joint Memorandum of Understanding on Civil Aviation Cooperation to help promote safe, secure, sustainable and resilient aviation ecosystems in both countries.

Science and Technology Architecture 

37. Recognizing that technology and innovation are central drivers of economic growth, competitiveness, and societal resilience, the Leaders underscored the importance of deepening India?Canada cooperation in science, technology and innovation. This convergence highlights the need to revitalize institutional mechanisms that can translate ambition into coordinated, results oriented collaboration. The relaunch of the Joint Science and Technology Cooperation Committee (JSTCC) is a pivotal step providing a renewed platform to enhance cooperation in critical and emerging technologies, strengthening secure and trusted digital ecosystems, accelerating clean tech and energy innovation, and expanding research partnerships. 

38. The Leader?s discussed the urgency and mutual benefit of strategic partnership on space cooperation by respective agencies and private sectors.  On the basis of trust built between the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) over the 30 years since a Memorandum of Understanding on space cooperation was first signed in 1996, space agencies and their national business and research eco-systems are positioned to rapidly and jointly pursue emerging opportunities.

39. This partnership will be guided by an ambitious Implementation Arrangement under the MOU to operationalize joint projects and facilitate technical collaboration in new and emerging domains, including atmospheric sciences, space exploration involving space robotics and human spaceflight, and quantum communication technologies, supported by enhanced capacity‑building and knowledge exchange between their agencies. More broadly, they affirmed the importance of strengthening connections across their national space ecosystems, encouraging partnerships among government organizations, industry, startups, academia and research institutions to leverage complementary strengths, drive innovation, and contribute to shared development objectives.

40. Building upon space cooperation, India and Canada intend to explore joint initiatives to integrate AI into space and aerospace technologies. By co-developing these AI tools for space applications and earth observation, both countries will advance innovation and reinforce their technological sovereignty.

41. The Leaders agreed to explore collaboration on AI assisted tools to strengthen the diagnostic capabilities of distance medicine to deliver modern, reliable health care to the remote regions of both countries.

42. Recognising the value of industry and academia partnerships, both sides intend to establish a program of cross-border work-integrated learning opportunities that will enable Indian engineers and researchers to gain hands-on experience at Canada?s world class AI research institutes and Canadian engineers gaining exposure to India?s expertise in the large-scale deployment of digital public infrastructure ecosystem.

43. Recognising the growing importance of resilient electric grid systems in the context of rising energy demand and the expanding role of renewable energy, both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation through knowledge-sharing on the development of AI algorithms to predict energy surges and to better manage battery storage across different climatic conditions to support reliable, efficient and climate-resilient power systems in both countries.

44. The Leaders welcomed progress under the Australia?Canada?India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership and noted the recent meeting of the AI Ministers of the three countries on the margins of the AI Summit in New Delhi. They agreed to develop a joint workplan to advance practical trilateral cooperation in artificial intelligence and digital technologies and underscored the potential for deeper collaboration across digital infrastructure, semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, high-performance computing, Internet-of-Things (IoT), cybersecurity, and startup ecosystems. The Leaders further agreed to strengthen policy and regulatory exchanges to advance AI sovereignty, inclusivity, access and trustworthiness; promote AI adoption and related business-to-business partnerships; and advance joint capacity-building through skills development, training, and knowledge-sharing, with a view to fostering trusted innovation ecosystems and delivering tangible outcomes. The Leaders welcomed the codification of this work through the signing of a trilateral Australia-Canada-India MOU on Cooperation in Technology and Innovation.

45. To translate this shared vision into concrete outcomes, the Leaders agreed to structure the renewed India?Canada Strategic Partnership around two foundational layers.

Cooperation Security Cooperation

46. The Leaders welcomed the progress made under the regular bilateral security dialogue convened at the level of the National Security Advisors and the agreement to a shared workplan to guide enhanced cooperation on national security and law enforcement priorities. As pluralistic democracies, they agreed to deepen collaboration to address issues relating to violent extremism, terrorism, organized crime, including the illegal flow of narcotics and fentanyl precursors, cybercrime, extortion, financial fraud, trafficking and related criminal networks. The Leaders supported the establishment of security and law-enforcement liaison mechanisms to streamline bilateral communication and enable timely information-sharing and committed to strengthening cooperation on cybersecurity and immigration enforcement, consistent with domestic laws and international obligations. They also called for the early convening of the next meeting of the Joint Working Group on Counterterrorism.

47. The Leaders recognize the value of expanding practical military cooperation and welcome opportunities to deepen defence relations through cooperative activities, joint training opportunities, and professional military exchanges. Leaders welcomed a new Maritime Security Partnership in areas such as Defence Material Cooperation, Supply Chain Resilience, and Training and Exercises.

48. Both countries agree to institutionalizing an India?Canada Defence Dialogue which will exchange views on respective defence policies, regional and global security developments, and strategic outlooks in order to identify opportunities for greater defence collaboration.

49. In this context, they welcomed Canada?s appointment of a Defence Attach?to India and India?s concurrent accreditation of its Defence Attach?in Washington D.C. to Canada as important steps toward strengthening institutional linkages.

50. Both countries agreed to deepen cooperation in a range of regional and global fora. These engagements will strengthen coordination and promote a shared understanding of priorities in an increasingly complex strategic environment.

51. The Leaders agreed that the Indo-Pacific represents a region of growing strategic and economic importance and reaffirmed their shared commitment to a free, open, inclusive, and resilient Indo-Pacific. They underscored the value of practical cooperation in promoting sustainable development, maritime safety and security, climate resilience, connectivity, and capacity-building across the region. The Leaders committed to strengthening coordination through regional and global institutions and partnerships, leveraging complementary strengths to support infrastructure development, digital inclusion, disaster preparedness, and people-centric growth, while advancing a rules-based international order that respects sovereignty and territorial integrity.

52. The Leaders noted the growing convergence between India?s vision for the Indian Ocean Region and Canada?s Indo-Pacific Strategy, grounded in shared interests in stability, sustainable development, connectivity, and inclusive growth. India welcomed Canada?s interest in joining the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) as a Dialogue Partner, recognizing the value Canada can bring through its expertise in maritime governance, climate resilience, blue economy, and capacity-building. The Leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation in the Indian Ocean through practical initiatives supporting disaster preparedness, infrastructure development, digital inclusion, and people-centric growth, and affirmed their commitment to working together with regional partners to advance a free, open, inclusive, and resilient Indo-Pacific.

Partnership Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment

53. The Leaders noted that the renewed Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment marked a renewed phase of engagement aimed at reinvigorating bilateral trade and investment ties and setting a forward-looking agenda for cooperation, anchored in shared democratic values and growing economic complementarities.

54. The Leaders reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening bilateral economic engagement through the resumption of discussions toward an ambitious and mutually beneficial Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The Leaders expressed confidence that a comprehensive trade framework would serve as a durable economic anchor for the partnership and support the shared aspiration of expanding bilateral trade to CAD 70 billion / INR 4.65 lakh crore by 2030. They welcomed the finalization and signing of the Terms of Reference for CEPA negotiations and the launch of formal negotiations and expressed their shared commitment to conclude the talks by end-2026.

55. Acknowledging the evolving global economic landscape, both sides underscored the importance of a resilient, reliable, and predictable trading relationship that enhances supply chain stability, mitigates external vulnerabilities, accommodates each other?s sensitivities, and promotes mutually beneficial cooperation across priority sectors. They further recognized the deepening integration of their economies, reflected in the substantial workforce employed by Canadian companies operating in India and by Indian companies operating in Canada, demonstrating a significant two-way commercial presence that already anchors the partnership.

56. To impart greater commercial momentum to bilateral trade and investment ties, the Leaders welcomed a program of four reciprocal Ministerial-led trade and investment engagements, including two visits to Canada and two visits to India, accompanied by business delegations. They noted that these exchanges will help unlock new commercial opportunities, deepen private-sector partnerships, and further integrate the economies of both countries.

57. The Leaders welcomed the reconstitution of the India?Canada CEO Forum as a key platform to deepen private-sector engagement and advance practical cooperation across priority sectors. They encouraged business leaders from both countries to leverage the Forum to identify new opportunities in trade, investment, innovation, and supply chain resilience, and to provide actionable recommendations to support CEPA negotiations and broader economic objectives. The Leaders agreed that stronger collaboration between industry, government, and financial institutions will be essential to taking bilateral economic cooperation to the next level and delivering tangible benefits for businesses and citizens in both countries. 

58. The Leaders welcomed the launch of the Finance Ministers? Economic and Financial Dialogue that will bring together finance officials on issues such as payments modernization, financial stability, fintech innovation and capital markets development. As an early priority, this will include collaboration on the future of instant payments and explore opportunities on cross-border remittances and merchant payments. The National Payments Corporation of India and Payments Canada would be invited to participate, with the aim of boosting bilateral trade, while supporting tourism, education, remittances, and growth for SMEs in both countries. They noted that the inaugural Finance Ministers Economic Dialogue will be hosted at a mutually agreed time in 2026.

59. Prime Minister Carney expressed his sincere appreciation to the Government and people of India for their warm hospitality and reaffirmed Canada?s strong commitment to advancing this comprehensive partnership.

60. Both Leaders welcomed continued high-level engagement and expressed confidence that the initiatives outlined in this Joint Statement will further deepen the India?Canada partnership, strengthen mutual trust, and deliver tangible, long-term benefits for both countries and their peoples.

61. They affirmed that a stronger India?Canada partnership will also contribute positively to regional stability, global resilience, and shared prosperity, reflecting their common commitment to building a more inclusive, sustainable, and secure future.

• Factsheet on deliverables announced during the visit of Prime Minister Mark Carney to India

PM Mark Carney and Indian PM Narendra Modi deliver statements in New Delhi ? March 2, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Narendra Modi, his Indian counterpart, deliver statements following their bilateral meeting in New Delhi. (English interpretation only)

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Prime Minister Carney announces changes in the senior ranks of the public service

March 4, 2026 Ottawa, Ontario

Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced the following changes in the senior ranks of the public service, to take effect in the coming weeks:

Glenn Purves, Global Head of Macro Research, BlackRock Investment Institute, becomes Deputy Minister of International Trade.

David Morrison, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, becomes Senior Diplomatic and International Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister. Mr. Morrison will also act as Personal Representative of the Prime Minister (Sherpa) for the G7 and G20 Summits, Privy Council Office.

Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister of Transport, becomes Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Michael Vandergrift, former Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, becomes Deputy Minister of Transport.

Ted Gallivan, Interim Deputy National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister, becomes Deputy Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.

Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar, Deputy Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, becomes President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Paul MacKinnon, President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, becomes Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans.

Nancy Gardiner, President of the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, becomes Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs.

Cynthia (Cindy) Termorshuizen, Deputy Minister for the G7 Summit and Personal Representative of the Prime Minister (Sherpa) for the G7 and G20 Summits, Privy Council Office, becomes Deputy Minister of International Development.

Rob Stewart, Deputy Minister of International Trade, becomes Deputy Minister responsible to lead the creation of the new Financial Crimes Agency.

Kevin Brosseau, Commissioner of Canada?s Fight Against Fentanyl, becomes Senior Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence and, concurrently, Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard, and will continue serving as Commissioner in Canada?s Fight Against Fentanyl.

David Angell, Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister, Privy Council Office, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Dominic Rochon, Chief Information Officer of Canada, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, becomes Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (National Security and Intelligence), Privy Council Office.

Kaili Levesque, Associate Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and President of the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. Ms. Levesque will continue to support the Secretary of State (Nature).

Talal Dakalbab, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Crime Prevention Branch, Public Safety Canada, becomes Commissioner of Corrections.

Francis Trudel, Associate Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, becomes Associate Deputy Minister of Public Services and Procurement.

These leadership changes support the strong, effective delivery of priorities and results for Canadians, while positioning the federal government to advance Canada?s interests and respond to the rapidly shifting dynamics of the global landscape.

The Prime Minister congratulated Christopher MacLennan, Deputy Minister of International Development, on his nomination as the next Executive Director for Canada, Ireland and the Caribbean at the World Bank Group. The Prime Minister also congratulated Sandra McCardell, Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, on her nomination as the next Executive Director for Canada, China, Kuwait, South Korea and T?kiye at the African Development Bank.

The Prime Minister recognised the following individuals on their upcoming retirements from the public service. He thanked them for their dedication and service to Canadians throughout their careers and wished them all the best in the future:

• Chris Forbes, former Deputy Minister of Finance.

• Bob Hamilton, Commissioner of Revenue. A successor will be named shortly.

• Anne Kelly, Commissioner of Corrections, becomes Senior Advisor at Correctional Services Canada, pending her upcoming retirement.

Biographical notes

• Glenn Purves
• David Morrison
• Arun Thangaraj
• Michael Vandergrift
• Ted Gallivan
• Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar
• Paul MacKinnon
• Nancy Gardiner
• Cynthia (Cindy) Termorshuizen
• Rob Stewart
• Kevin Brosseau
• David Angell
• Dominic Rochon
• Kaili Levesque
• Talal Dakalbab
• Francis Trudel
• Christopher MacLennan
• Sandra McCardell
• Anne Kelly

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Joint statement by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese MP
March 5, 2026, Canberra, Australia

1. The Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, welcomed the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Mark Carney MP, to Canberra for his first official visit to Australia as Prime Minster. Leaders acknowledged the Ngunnawal people as Traditional Custodians of the lands of the meeting and recognised people and families with connection to the lands of the Australian Capital Territory and region.

2. Leaders recognised the shared values underpinning the close partnership between Australia and Canada including parliamentary democracy, multiculturalism, equality before the law and respect for our First Nations cultures, knowledge and peoples. They welcomed the 40^th anniversary of the Canada-Australia Consular Services Sharing Arrangement - a pioneering partnership that expands the reach of where our citizens can access consular support around the world and stands as a concrete demonstration of the deep trust between our two countries. They reaffirmed Australia?s and Canada?s close strategic alignment and steadfast commitment to an open, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific region, and to a world governed by rights and rules, not fear or force.

3. Leaders acknowledged the challenges facing Australia and Canada in a deteriorating geostrategic environment. They noted increasing risks for regional and global stability, as well as national economic resilience and security, posed by sharpening strategic competition. Leaders acknowledged that the close and longstanding friendship between Australia and Canada is a solid foundation for enhanced strategic collaboration as we seek to promote and protect our national interests in a complex global environment. 

Advancing economic security and prosperity 

4. Leaders reiterated that building strong domestic economies, underpinned by fair, open and predictable global trade, is fundamental to enabling greater prosperity for both countries. They welcomed the upcoming 10th iteration of the Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum to be held in Vancouver in May of this year and recognised the valuable contribution of connecting business leaders between the two countries.  Leaders noted unprecedented challenges to global economic frameworks that have underpinned our common prosperity for decades. Leaders tasked their Ministers to work closely together and with others to address these challenges.

5. Leaders agreed to establish formal talks between economic portfolio Ministers at the earliest opportunity, and on a regular basis, to identify pathways and projects to deepen cooperation and advance a shared vision for prosperity, security and resilience at home and in the Indo-Pacific region.

• Meetings of the Australian Treasurer and Canadian Minister for Finance and National Revenue, supported by senior officials, will seek to strengthen collaboration in tax and two-way investment, discuss economic security and key macroeconomic developments and work together on economic reforms to strengthen internal resilience

• Meetings of the Industry Ministers, supported by senior officials, will seek to enhance industrial policy and economic security cooperation.

6. Leaders committed to promoting cooperation between regulators that helps to facilitate access to safe, effective and efficient agricultural inputs, including feeds, fertilizers, crop protection products, and pest control technologies, in both jurisdictions. These arrangements of inputs would aim to leverage the environmental, health and safety assessments conducted by either country to support the authorization of products that advance economic prosperity and food security, and bolster trade, while ensuring the protection of human and animal health and the environment.

7. Leaders committed to modernising the Australia-Canada Tax Treaty to facilitate greater investment, including joint investments, in nation-building projects in both countries. Both countries agreed to prioritise the negotiations. As two countries with large pension funds, Leaders welcomed enhanced collaboration between the financial sectors in Australia and Canada, including an MoU between Industry Funds Management (IFM), Canadian Pension funds and Australian Superannuation Funds signed in Sydney on 4 March and an invitation to a senior delegation of Australian Superannuation Funds to visit Canada in 2026.

8. Leaders welcomed the signing of the new Australia-Canada Clean Energy Partnership. Through this Partnership, Australia and Canada will strengthen cooperation to unlock new two-way trade and investment opportunities across clean energy sectors, scale-up clean energy technologies, modernise electricity grids, and build secure and sustainable clean energy supply chains. This collaboration will help create jobs, drive economic growth, and reduce emissions in energy systems as both countries advance toward net-zero. The Partnership will also complement Australia and Canada?s existing cooperation on climate and energy, including through Australia?s role as COP31 President of Negotiations.

9. To protect communities from the harms and promote opportunities of artificial intelligence, Leaders welcomed enhanced collaboration between Australia?s Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute and Canada?s Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute under a new MoU. This MoU will deepen information exchange on Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, joint work to advance AI evaluation, measurement, and mitigation, as well as facilitate exchanges of talent between the two countries.

10. Leaders agreed that Canada and Australia will explore opportunities for enhanced regulatory cooperation and further collaboration across sectors of mutual interest. They noted the value of continued dialogue between regulatory authorities to share best practices, support alignment where appropriate, and identify areas where cooperation could help strengthen economic security and promote inclusive, sustainable growth. Leaders emphasised that this exploratory work will remain flexible and non-binding, allowing both countries to advance cooperation at a pace and scope that reflects shared priorities.

11. Leaders welcomed the renewed preparedness contract between the Public Health Agency of Canada and CSL Seqirus to deliver up to 15 million doses of cell-based adjuvanted influenza vaccine, from CSL?s manufacturing facility in Victoria, Australia in the event of an influenza pandemic being declared. The pandemic vaccine preparedness contract will help protect Canadians against future pandemic events and demonstrates how Australian and Canadian science and health collaboration is supporting our health and economic security, supply chain resilience, and pandemic preparedness. Leaders were further pleased to welcome the MoU signed between the Business Council of Australia and the Business Council of Canada on 5 March, 2026, to facilitate greater trade and investment and facilitate meaningful business leader engagement.

12. The Leaders welcomed progress under the Australia?Canada?India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership and noted the recent meeting of the AI Ministers of the three countries on the margins of the AI Summit in New Delhi. They agreed to develop a joint workplan to advance practical trilateral cooperation in artificial intelligence and digital technologies and underscored the potential for deeper collaboration across digital infrastructure, semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, high-performance computing, Internet-of-Things (IoT), cybersecurity, and startup ecosystems. The Leaders further agreed to strengthen policy and regulatory exchanges to advance AI sovereignty, inclusivity, access and trustworthiness; promote AI adoption and related business-to-business partnerships; and advance joint capacity-building through skills development, training, and knowledge-sharing, with a view to fostering trusted innovation ecosystems and delivering tangible outcomes. The Leaders welcomed the codification of this work through the signing of a trilateral Australia-Canada-India MOU on Cooperation in Technology and Innovation.

Strengthening mutual interests in critical minerals

13. Leaders noted Australia and Canada?s combined strengths as major global critical minerals producers and committed to working more purposefully in partnership to advance our mutual interests and promote thriving, dynamic global critical minerals supply chains. Leaders committed to pursuing common positions on key critical minerals issues, working together to shape emerging markets in ways that reflect our shared commitment to fair and open trade, and high environmental and labour standards. Leaders were pleased to confirm Australia had also joined the G7 Critical Minerals Production Alliance.

14. Leaders committed to strengthening and deepening collaboration in relation to critical minerals investments, standards and between Australia?s Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve and Canada?s Critical Minerals Sovereign Fund. They welcomed the signing of the Joint Declaration of Intent on Critical Minerals Cooperation in November 2025 under which Australia and Canada are working to strengthen supply chain resilience. Leaders were pleased to confirm Resources Ministers will meet annually to drive progress on areas of cooperation as outlined in the Joint Declaration of Intent.

15. Leaders reaffirmed their commitment to sharing technical expertise related to mapping critical minerals deposits and improving extraction and processing capabilities, strengthening our respective domestic critical minerals sectors and enabling growth.

16. Leaders welcomed the development of a Canada-Australia Mining Skills Exchange Pilot, in collaboration with industry stakeholders, academic institutions, and government partners across Canada and Australia, to address key skills and labour shortages and ensure allied ability to expand critical minerals production.

Deepening defence and security cooperation

17. Recognising the significant security challenges of our times, and the interconnected nature of Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic security, Leaders agreed to enhance defence and security cooperation, including through the establishment of a biennial Defence Ministers? Meeting. Ministers of Defence will be supported by regular senior officials? talks focused on identifying pathways for greater defence collaboration to uphold international peace and security by deterring threats to our shared security and intelligence interests.

18. Leaders reaffirmed their commitment for Australia and Canada to collaborate on the development of Over-the-Horizon Radar (OTHR) technology in support of fielding an Arctic-OTHR system in Canada, bringing together Australia?s world-leading Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) technology with Canada?s expertise in operating high-frequency radar in the Arctic. Leaders were pleased to note the upcoming training of Canadian operators on the use of the radar system in Australia and welcomed concrete progress made towards finalizing a government-to-government arrangement. As part of this shared endeavour, leaders reaffirmed their intent for Australia and Canada to jointly develop advanced technology and intellectual property under our deepening strategic relationship, with long-term benefits for both of our defence industrial bases.

19. Leaders underscored the value of the long-standing Australia-Canada defence and security science, technology and innovation partnership and committed to continued cooperation to address emerging and disruptive technologies. They also recognised the need to create the conditions for more seamless defence industrial collaboration. To this end, Australia and Canada will continue exploring mutually beneficial options to facilitate collaboration on advanced military capabilities, strengthen defence trade, boost Research and Development innovation, and science and technology cooperation, noting the importance of the defence and dual-use industry to our domestic economies as both countries expand their defence capabilities.

20. Leaders committed to seek opportunities to enhance and formalise interoperability and the conduct of combined military activities in the Indo-Pacific in support of freedom of navigation and overflight, and to deepen intelligence cooperation, including through regular exchange of personnel and enhanced training on common platforms. To support this, Ministerial talks will explore concrete mechanisms to facilitate the movement of defence personnel and equipment between our countries and remove unnecessary barriers to operational collaboration, and as such, have agreed to initiate discussions on establishing a Status of Forces Agreement.

21. Leaders acknowledged deep cooperation on border security, policing, and law enforcement, including efforts to combat illicit trafficking and transnational crime while facilitating the secure movement of legitimate trade and travel, and welcomed the entry into force in 2026 of the Canada-Australia Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement.

22. Leaders also agreed to continue cooperation on countering emerging threats such as foreign information manipulation and other forms of foreign interference, bilaterally and multilaterally through the G7 Rapid Response Mechanism. These efforts will allow Australia and Canada to place their collective weight towards regional stability.

Strengthening institutions, building resilient communities

23. Acknowledging the contributions of Canadian and Australian firefighters to both countries, Leaders discussed efforts to strengthen disaster resilience and preparedness and welcomed the Joint Declaration of Intent between the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Public Safety Canada which elevates the existing MoU on emergency management and disaster risk reduction and enables opportunity for cooperation on training, and development, information exchanges, and collaboration on research and innovation.

24. Leaders agreed to advance civil space cooperation, building on the existing MoU between the Canadian Space Agency and the Australian Space Agency, including collaborating on Earth observation missions, which will support bush and wildfire monitoring internationally through satellite imaging and data sharing.

25. Leaders agreed to reinvigorate the Canada-Australia Public Policy Initiative to foster exchanges between senior officials on priority policy issues, including government modernisation and social cohesion, online harm, and trust in democratic institutions.

26. Leaders welcomed collaboration on shared polar science priorities, including in climate systems, biodiversity, human impacts and coordination in environment monitoring. Enhanced annual senior officials? engagement will advance cooperation on strategic issues in the polar regions.

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March 6, 2026
Tokyo, Japan

We, the Prime Ministers of Canada and Japan, meet today to deepen the close and enduring partnership between our two countries. We recognise that bilateral relations between Canada and Japan are underpinned by shared values and principles such as respect for democracy and the rule of law, strong political and economic ties, and rich people-to-people and cultural links. We emphasise the importance of further strengthening these ties, focusing notably on our shared commitment to the fundamental values of multilateralism centred on the United Nations (UN), a free and open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law, support for rules-based trade, and the expansion of our trade and investment partnership, including through the Japan-Canada Chambers Council, a Team Canada Trade Mission to Japan, as well as a Keidanren return visit to Canada. We welcome the deepening of our defence and security cooperation in recent months, through the entry into force of the Security of Information Agreement and the signing of the defence Equipment and Technology Transfer Agreement. We also welcome the signing of the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, which will contribute to further strengthening cooperation in the field of criminal justice.  We also celebrate our track record of collaboration in various international forums, including the G7.

The international community stands at a turning point in history. Amidst a changing regional security environment, we renew our commitment to working together to address key challenges and pursue shared strategic interests. We underscore the need for a free and open Indo-Pacific, and strongly oppose any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion, or to take any other action contrary to international law, in particular the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), including in the East China Sea and the South China Sea. We reiterate that the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal Award is final and legally binding on the parties to the dispute. We encourage the peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues through constructive dialogue. We are deeply concerned that North Korea has reiterated its intent to expand its unlawful nuclear and ballistic missile programs, and reaffirm our commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions. We share serious concerns over North Korea?s malicious cyber activities, including cryptocurrency thefts, and its increasing military cooperation with Russia, and underscore the need to address these challenges together. We urge North Korea to resolve the abductions issue immediately. We remain in close communication about the situation in the Middle East. We are committed to a just, lasting and sustainable peace based on a two-state solution. With regard to Ukraine, we reaffirm the inviolable principle of sovereignty, and are determined to achieve a just and lasting peace.

Canada-Japan bilateral relations shape and are shaped by the evolving geopolitical landscape in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. To protect our joint interests, we must adapt our relationship in the face of new challenges and opportunities. In this context, we announce the establishment of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and reiterate our shared determination to bring sustained energy, ambition, and depth to the relationship through enhanced interactions at all levels, including through regular mutual visits between leaders and ministers. With a view to giving practical application to our elevated partnership, we also establish a new Canada-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Roadmap, which will provide concrete direction for our future cooperation, on a renewed set of shared priorities, namely: 

1. Enhanced Security and Defence Cooperation;

2. Economic Security, Supply Chains, and Technological Resilience;

3. Trade and Investment;

4. Energy Security and Food Security;

5. Arctic, Environment and Climate Cooperation; and

6. People‑to‑People, Academic, and Cultural Exchanges.

As part of this renewed cooperation, we are determined to build upon the framework provided by the Canada-Japan Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement, Security of Information Agreement, and defence Equipment and Technology Transfer Agreement. In this spirit, we will explore further opportunities to enable increasingly complex engagement between our respective forces.

Additionally, we will seek to further strengthen our multilayered security partnership by addressing the growing threats in cyberspace. To this end, we instruct our respective officials to establish a bilateral Cyber Policy Dialogue to facilitate discussions amongst relevant ministries and agencies of both countries. 

Recognising the importance of accelerating cooperation amidst an international economic environment that is rapidly changing, Canada and Japan are uniquely positioned to grow prosperity for our citizens by leveraging our respective economic strengths in strategic sectors such as clean energy, advanced manufacturing, critical minerals, and food security. Our ability to build upon these opportunities and deepen our successful commercial relations is based on a partnership anchored in mutual trust and respect. To ensure our future success, we also commit to strengthening our economic security coordination and economic resilience, while acknowledging the imperative of ongoing collaboration in the face of technological innovation, evolving security challenges, growing pressures on supply chains, and challenges to maritime governance. To this end, we instruct our respective officials to launch a new bilateral Economic Security Dialogue, with a first meeting to be held this calendar year.

Leveraging the significant progress achieved under the Shared Canada-Japan priorities announced in 2021 and the subsequent Canada-Japan Action Plan for contributing to a free and open Indo‑Pacific region in 2022, we believe the new Comprehensive Strategic Roadmap will serve as an effective guide for ongoing collaboration, enhancing our joint resilience in the face of new challenges and opportunities. We direct our foreign ministers to coordinate across our respective ministries and agencies, and to oversee work under the Roadmap going forward. 

As we approach the centennial of bilateral relations in 2028, we will continue to work closely toward this historic milestone and a new chapter in our enduring relationship.

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March 6, 2026
Tokyo, Japan

Canada is focused on what we can control ? strengthening our economy at home and diversifying our partnerships abroad, including in the Indo-Pacific. Japan is an over $5.5 trillion market, the world?s fourth-largest economy, and Canada?s fourth-largest source of foreign direct investment ? with nearly $40 billion in bilateral trade. Canadian businesses in Japan are leaders in financial services, forestry, and automotive sectors, and 70% of the cars manufactured in Canada are made by Japanese companies ? supporting thousands of high-quality careers for Canadian workers.

In a more dangerous and uncertain world, strengthening this relationship presents enormous opportunities for greater security, stability, and prosperity for both our peoples.

Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, travelled to Tokyo, where he met with Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae. Following their meeting, the leaders released a joint statement and announced an ambitious new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Canada and Japan across defence, energy, critical minerals, trade, and technology. This partnership will reinforce collaboration between our two countries, attract more capital into Canada, and give greater depth and opportunities to our growing relationship.

Canada and Japan share a robust defence and security partnership, spanning the Canadian Armed Forces? Operation NEON in the Indo-Pacific, joint and multilateral exercises with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, cooperation on cybersecurity and emerging threats, and a shared commitment to achieving a just and lasting peace for Ukraine. To bolster our defence and security relationship and build up our defence industrial cooperation, the leaders announced:

• Three bilateral Memoradums of Cooperation (MOCs) that will strengthen collaboration on international emergency response, joint Coast Guard exercises, and action against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the North Pacific.

• Additional strategic planning, bilateral exercises, and joint operations and training exercises, including joint sails between the Royal Canadian Navy and the Japanese Navy as well as the potential for Japan?s participation in Canada?s Operation NANOOK.

• Strengthened cybersecurity and cyber defence cooperation through a new Canada-Japan Cyber Policy Dialogue, including information exchange, resilience building, and collaboration on cyber threats.

• Greater defence industrial collaboration between Canadian and Japanese companies on frontier technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous systems, and space security, to build out our defence supply chains, increase capital flows into defence sectors, and create high-paying careers.

To build on and expand their strong trade ties, Canada and Japan will:

• Instruct their officials to identify immediate investment opportunities, including through pension funds.

• Increase efforts to support Japanese automotive manufacturers in advancing their decarbonisation efforts in Canada through multiple pathways.

• Leverage existing MOCs, including those on battery supply chains and industrial science and technology, to deepen bilateral cooperation and catalyse economic gains for both countries.

• Modernise the Canada-Japan Joint Economic Committee, building on 50 years of close economic cooperation, to capitalise on emerging opportunities such as semiconductors, batteries, AI, clean energy, critical minerals, and resilient supply chains.

• Deploy trade delegations, including a Team Canada Trade Mission to Japan in 2026 and an upcoming visit to Canada by the Japan Business Federation to unlock new commercial partnerships for Canadian businesses and investment opportunities in Canada.

To bolster energy security and leverage Canada and Japan?s complementarity in supply, Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Takaichi committed to:

• Expanding bilateral trade and cooperation on energy projects, including liquified natural gas and liquified petroleum gas, recognising their important roles in energy security and the energy transition. This also underscores Canada?s unique position to meet demand for low-emission energy, thanks in part to our enhanced methane regulations.

• Increasing cooperation on clean energy technologies, including nuclear technologies, hydrogen, energy-efficient industrial processes, as well as carbon capture, utilisation, and storage.

• Harnessing innovation in clean storage, grid modernisation, and clean‑energy integration.

Canada and Japan are both leaders in advanced technology and trusted partners in the responsible development of AI, manufacturing, and research and development (R&D). To reinforce this relationship, the two countries will:

• Deepen cooperation on critical minerals, including joint work to secure reliable supplies, enable value‑added processing, and support diversified manufacturing ecosystems. This includes collaboration through the G7 Critical Minerals Production Alliance.

• Increase partnership opportunities on semiconductors, AI, cybersecurity, batteries, hydrogen fuel cells, clean technologies, quantum technology, fusion energy, and other strategic sectors central to economic competitiveness.

• Advance joint R&D and innovation cooperation in new and emerging technologies, building on this year?s 40^th anniversary of the Canada-Japan Agreement on Cooperation in Science and Technology.

• Intensified collaboration between our two countries? innovation, venture, investor, and startup ecosystems, including by accelerating greater two‑way investment, strengthening links between accelerators and corporate innovation networks, and supporting joint commercialisation in emerging technology sectors.

In addition to these efforts, Canada and Japan will increase Arctic scientific and technological cooperation as well as joint efforts on climate change and environmental observation. To that end, the leaders welcomed the signing of a bilateral MOC to conduct joint scientific activities in fisheries and marine research, including stock assessment, climate and ecosystem science, advanced marine technologies, and researcher exchanges to support sustainable resource management.

In Tokyo, the Prime Minister will meet with the leaders of major Japanese firms across automotive, advanced manufacturing, clean and conventional energy, infrastructure, and technologies. He will position Canada as a reliable trade partner and a competitive destination for new investments.

The Prime Minister?s visit to Japan follows his latest engagements in India, where Canada secured over $5 billion in commercial agreements, and in Australia, where Canada elevated the bilateral partnership in critical minerals, defence, and AI and secured up to $10 billion in investment commitments. By re-engaging with global giants and deepening our partnerships with our closest allies, Canada is creating high-paying careers at home, diversifying our trade, attracting massive investment, and building a stronger, more sovereign, and more resilient Canadian economy.

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?Japan is a trusted partner and a global leader in innovation, technology, and advanced manufacturing. Together, we are strengthening our economic security, securing resilient supply chains in critical minerals and clean energy, and deepening security and defence cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. By expanding and modernising our partnership, we are creating long-term opportunities for our workers and building a more secure and resilient future for both countries.?

? The Rt. Hon. Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada

Quick facts

• This is Prime Minister Carney?s first official visit to Japan since taking office. He is accompanied by the Minister of National Defence, David J. McGuinty.

• The Prime Minister?s visit coincides with important milestones in the Canada-Japan bilateral relationship, including:

  • The 50^th anniversary of the Canada-Japan Joint Economic Committee, which has underpinned five decades of structured economic dialogue and sustained trade and investment growth between our two countries.

  • The 40^th anniversary of the Canada-Japan Agreement on Cooperation in Science and Technology, which has enabled scientific partnership in frontier fields such as AI, quantum computing, clean energy, advanced materials, and next‑generation digital technologies. Canada and Japan have recently expanded the scope and ambition of this partnership, including through new MOCs on industrial R&D and battery supply chains.

• From February 28 to March 2, 2026, the Prime Minister travelled to Mumbai and New Delhi, India ? the first bilateral visit by a Canadian Prime Minister in nearly 10 years. During the visit, Canada welcomed more than 10 commercial agreements between our two countries, totalling over $5 billion. Canada and India also announced a broad range of ambitious initiatives that will renew and expand the bilateral partnership across energy and critical minerals, technology and AI, talent and culture, and defence.

• From March 3 to 6, 2026, the Prime Minister visited Sydney and Canberra, Australia ? the first bilateral visit by a Canadian Prime Minister since 2007. During the visit, Canada and Australia announced new partnerships in investment, defence and security, critical minerals, energy, and AI. Prime Minister Carney also delivered an address to the Australian Parliament, where he underscored the enduring ties between the two countries and their shared potential for economic growth.

  • On the heels of the Prime Minister?s visit, the University of Alberta and the University of Queensland signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enable greater collaboration in defence, space and security-related research, as well as quantum technologies, AI, advanced manufacturing, and critical minerals.

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March 6, 2026
Ottawa, Ontario

The world is changing rapidly. In response, Canada is transforming its economy from one that is reliant on a single trade partner to one that is stronger and more resilient to global shocks. To drive this mission, Canada?s new government is partnering with provinces and territories to build major infrastructure projects that diversify our exports, create thousands of high-paying careers, and unlock Canada's full potential as a global energy superpower.

Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, and the Premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, released a draft Co-operation Agreement between Alberta and Canada on Environmental and Impact Assessment, which will be consulted on for a twenty-one-day period. This builds on similar agreements completed between the Government of Canada and the governments of British Columbia, New Brunswick, and Ontario.

Delivering quickly on the commitments in the Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed last November, this agreement would bring a ?one project, one review? approach to major infrastructure initiatives in Alberta. It will create a more streamlined assessment process that delivers major projects faster, reinforces strong environmental protections, and ensures the rights of Indigenous communities are respected.

Canada and Alberta are focused on what we can control: building a stronger, more sustainable, more competitive economy together. At this pivotal global moment, a new Co-operation Agreement will enable the conditions necessary for infrastructure, including pipelines, rail, power generation, and a strong and integrated transmission grid. Together, we are unlocking and growing natural resource production and transportation in Western Canada to position Canada as a leading destination for investment.

PM Carney and Japanese PM make joint statement in Tokyo ? March 6, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Takaichi Sanae, his Japanese counterpart, deliver a joint statement to the media after participating in a signing ceremony in Tokyo, Japan. (no interpretation)

Carney's Tokyo Power Play: The Deal That Changes Everything for Canada - Mar 6

Prime Minister Mark Carney just made history in Tokyo ? and the world is taking notice. In a stunning display of diplomatic power, Canada's leader walked into Japan's official prime ministerial residence, delivered remarks in fluent Japanese, and signed one of the most comprehensive strategic partnerships Canada has ever sealed with an Asian nation.

The deal covers everything. Defence cooperation. Energy security. Critical minerals. Artificial intelligence. Trade expansion. Joint Arctic sovereignty exercises. Intelligence sharing. Coast Guard coordination. This isn't a photo op ? this is the full architecture of a brand new Canada-Japan alliance built to last decades.

And the energy numbers alone are jaw-dropping. Japan imports a staggering 87% of its energy needs. Canada has 7 LNG export projects in development. Mitsubishi already owns 15% of BC's massive LNG Canada facility. The dots are connecting fast ? Canada could become Japan's number one energy supplier, replacing Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Australia. That's billions in revenue for generations to come.

But here's the stat that will blow your mind. Japanese automakers Honda and Toyota now produce 77% of ALL light vehicles made in Canada as of early 2026. That's up from just 44% a decade ago. While Trump was threatening tariffs, Japan was quietly building factories on Canadian soil. And Carney just negotiated to expand that investment even further.

On defence, Japan is now considering joining Operation Nanook ? Canada's annual Arctic sovereignty exercise. A Pacific naval power protecting Canada's northern frontier. As Russia militarizes the Arctic and China declares itself a "near-Arctic state," this partnership couldn't come at a more critical moment.

And Tokyo is just one stop. On this same 10-day tour, Carney secured $5 billion in commercial deals in India, locked in a critical minerals agreement with Australia, and watched as Australian pension fund IFM Investors pledged up to $10 BILLION in Canadian infrastructure investment. This is not random diplomacy ? this is a carefully engineered post-American trade strategy being assembled in real time.

While Donald Trump demands that every ally bow to American economic pressure, Canada's Prime Minister is in Tokyo speaking Japanese, closing billion-dollar deals in New Delhi, and building the kind of personal relationships that reshape geopolitics for generations.

The world is watching. And what they see is a Canada that doesn't need Washington's permission to build its future.

Empire Nights: The European Commissioner for Trade and Canada?s Minister of Trade - Mar 6

Canada and the European Union are no longer just trading partners?they are strategic allies in a world where supply chains, security, and climate policy are increasingly intertwined and driven by shifting geopolitics. Two‑way trade in goods and services has surged to more than ?123 billion (about $162 billion CAD) a year, a more than 70% increase since CETA?s provisional application, underscoring how central the EU has become to Canada?s diversification strategy. At Davos, Prime Minister Mark Carney set a new bar for that strategy, calling for Canada to ?double our non‑U.S. exports? and to ?move from reliance to resilience? by building a denser web of partnerships that are economically and politically sustainable.

On March 5, join The Empire Club of Canada for an evening conversation at the heart of this pivot. The program featured remarks from Maro? ?efčovič, European Commissioner for Trade, and The Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Canada?s Minister of International Trade, each offering their perspective on the future of Canada?EU cooperation under CETA. Their speeches will be followed by a joint fireside chat that examines how the two partners can secure critical supply chains, respond to geopolitical shocks, align climate and trade policies and keep markets open while protecting Canadian and European workers. The fireside chat was moderated by Arlene Dickinson, General Managing Partner, District Venture Capital ? legendary entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and ?Dragon? on CBC?s Dragon?s Den.

The evening asked what a mature, strategic Canada?EU partnership should look like and what it will take to turn today?s $162‑billion‑plus relationship into a resilient platform for the next decade?one that strengthens democratic alliances, and keeps both economies competitive in an era when, as Prime Minister Carney warned, ?the old order is not coming back.? Join us for an Empire Nights program that brings the strategic choices and critical next steps for a future-oriented Canada-EU trade partnership into sharp focus.

PM Mark Carney speaks with reporters in Tokyo ? March 7, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a media availability in Tokyo, Japan. The news conference comes at the conclusion of a 10-day trip that also included stops in India and Australia.