Overview
- The state-led trip, scheduled Tuesday through Thursday next week, will take the King to Ottawa and Toronto with Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo.
- Spain plans a business forum at Toronto’s MaRS innovation hub with about 170 companies and expects to sign a bilateral memorandum on artificial intelligence.
- The Economy Ministry is organizing the visit, signaling a push for concrete partnerships in technology, defense-related cybersecurity and strategic resources.
- Bilateral commerce has grown yet remains modest, with total trade near €7 billion and Spanish exports around €2.2 billion in 2025.
- The program also leans on soft power, with the King presenting a poetry prize to Margaret Atwood and visiting his former school in Ontario.