EU-Canada Summit 2026

On 29-30 October, the EU and Canada held their 21st bilateral Summit. The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council António Costa met Prime Minister Mark Carney in Montreal to mark a unique and historic moment in EU-Canada relations.

President von der Leyen’s statement following the Summit is available on the Commission’s Press Corner. Her opening remarks are also available online.

The leaders agreed to a joint statement, with new joint initiatives and actions, bringing their relationship to the highest level possible.

As announced by President von der Leyen in her SOTEU speech, the Summit discussed the idea of Canada as an associate member of the EU, an association without accession, with closer alignment on policies, programmes and governance. In this regard, the College and the Government of Canada will hold the first Government-to-College meeting.

Building on the unique momentum in their relations, the EU and Canada announced the Alliance for the Future with concrete steps on the following strategic sectors:

1. EU-Canada Digital Trade Agreement,
2. Agreement between Canada and the European Investment Bank on critical raw materials
3. Canada’s participation in Europe’s supercomputing infrastructure
4. Deeper cooperation in secure satellite connectivity, including in Galileo, IRIS² and GOVSATCOM programmes
5. Closer cooperation in the information space

Find out more about the key deliverables of the Summit and on EU-Canada relations in the dedicated factsheets.