Overview
- Canada and Germany formally launched negotiations for a Canada‑Germany Strategic Partnership Agreement on July 7 with foreign ministers tasked to finalise a deal by year‑end.
- The Partnership is designed as a flexible framework to coordinate cooperation and directed investment in security, AI and space technology, critical minerals, energy, and trade.
- At the NATO summit Canada confirmed it will join Latvia and Denmark as a Framework Nation for Multinational Division North, taking a leadership role for Baltic Sea defence planning and deployments.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a multi-part military package for Ukraine that includes $475 million for ammunition, nearly $400 million to build 35 Canadian-made armoured vehicles, and $50 million for technology and engineering equipment.
- Carney arrived in Saudi Arabia for high-level investment talks and signing ceremonies aimed at diversifying Canadian capital and trade flows even as rights groups and some analysts urge continued scrutiny of Riyadh's human‑rights record.