Canada's European opening

What is real today, what is only an invitation, and who still has to say yes.

Published Sep 17, 2026 Reporting through Sep 16, 2026 Sources for this story (11) ↗

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Global Affairs Canada Official record Canada and the European Union (EU): relations overview Published Sep 16, 2026 www.international.gc.caRead original source (opens in a new tab)

Trade and investment, CETA, and security and defence sections

Undated official overview page; passages as retrieved September 16, 2026. Source of the CETA, SAFE and trade-ranking baselines.

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Evidence forThe EU is Canada's second-largest trading partner for goods and services after the United States, with Canada-EU trade of $178.6 billion in 2025, while reported Canada-US trade in 2025 was around $872 billion, several times larger.Explore this claim →

Prime Minister of Canada Official record Canada announces new, strengthened partnership with the European Union Published Jun 23, 2025 www.pm.gc.caRead original source (opens in a new tab)

Announcement body and quotes section

Ottawa's own account of the June 2025 Brussels summit: the Strategic Partnership of the Future, the Security and Defence Partnership, and the plan to join SAFE.

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Jun 23, 2025Brussels summit opens the new chapter

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Evidence forAt the June 23, 2025 summit in Brussels, Canada and the EU announced a Strategic Partnership of the Future and signed a Security and Defence Partnership, which Ottawa describes as a framework for dialogue and cooperation on defence priorities.Explore this claim →