Overview

• Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced in Berlin that ministers will sign a memorandum on critical raw materials, with Canada highlighting joint public financing and cooperation spanning processing, refining and recycling.
• Carney said the pact will also deepen energy coordination, including liquefied natural gas and hydrogen, as both countries look to secure inputs for green, digital and defence sectors.
• Ottawa confirmed it has shortlisted Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean for Canada’s plan to buy up to 12 conventionally powered submarines, with Carney touring TKMS’s shipyard in Kiel on Tuesday.
• The Berlin stop follows a new Canada–Poland strategic partnership covering trade, defence, aviation, cybersecurity and clean energy, with Canada named lead country at a major Polish defence industry expo next year.
• Carney’s trip included meetings with Ukrainian leaders and Canadian trainers under Operation Unifier, and he said security guarantees for Ukraine are under discussion without committing to specifics.