Canada and Japan launch Comprehensive Strategic Partnership across defence, energy, trade, and technology

Canada and Japan have launched a new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership covering defence, energy, trade, critical minerals, and advanced technology.

During a visit to Tokyo on Friday (6 March), Prime Minister Mark Carney met Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae to announce the expanded cooperation, aimed at strengthening economic security, supply chains, and defence collaboration in the Indo-Pacific.

Key developments

• New Canada–Japan cyber policy dialogue, expanded military exercises, and defence-industry cooperation on AI, autonomous systems, and space security.

• Increased collaboration on LNG, hydrogen, nuclear technology, and carbon-capture projects to strengthen energy security.

• Expanded partnerships on critical minerals, semiconductors, batteries, quantum technology, and clean energy supply chains.

• Planned trade missions and investment initiatives to deepen economic cooperation.

The partnership aims to reinforce Canada–Japan strategic ties while supporting regional stability and long-term economic cooperation.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, Japan on March 6, 2026.Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images
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