Next on the calendar: a Toronto conference on returning the children
Two days after the visit, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced that Canada, Ukraine and Norway will co-host Pathways to Peace, the second international conference on returning Ukrainian children, detained civilians and prisoners of war, in Toronto on September 28 and 29. Ukrainian authorities count 20,651 records of children possibly deported or forcibly transferred; 2,573 have been returned.
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The partnership's nearest test is humanitarian and it has a date attached. The distance between 20,651 records and 2,573 returns is the measure to watch on September 29.
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Canada, Ukraine and Norway will co-host Pathways to Peace, the second international conference on returning Ukrainian children, detained civilians and prisoners of war, in Toronto on September 28 and 29, 2026; Ukrainian authorities have confirmed 20,651 records of possible unlawful deportation or forcible transfer of children, with 2,573 children returned.
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Prime Minister of Canada
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Joint statement by Prime Minister Carney and President Zelenskyy
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Opening paragraph and the defence, economy and people-to-people sections
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Global Affairs Canada
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Canada, Ukraine and Norway to co-host international conference on returning Ukrainian children, detained civilians and prisoners of war
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Announcement paragraphs and the figures on deported and returned children