Overview
- Canada and Germany began formal negotiations for a Canada‑Germany Strategic Partnership that will cover security, defence, AI and space, critical minerals, energy and investment with the goal of finalizing the deal by the end of the year.
- At the NATO summit Canada announced deeper transatlantic defence roles by joining Latvia and Denmark as a Framework Nation for Multinational Division North and by extending Operation REASSURANCE with higher persistent troop levels.
- As part of a $2.8 billion aid package this year Ottawa specified military support for Ukraine, including $475 million for ammunition, nearly $400 million to build 35 Canadian‑made armoured vehicles, and $50 million for technology and engineering equipment.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney completed the first visit by a sitting Canadian premier to Saudi Arabia in 26 years, took part in signing ceremonies that Saudi state media value at about $1 billion, and pushed for Saudi investment in mining, AI, cleantech and infrastructure.
- The government frames engagement as pragmatic diplomacy to diversify partners and boost defence and supply‑chain resilience, a choice that revives the 2018 Canada‑Saudi diplomatic rift and has prompted continued criticism from rights groups over Saudi human‑rights abuses.