Overview

• Canada and Germany signed a declaration to cooperate on midstream critical‑minerals technologies—processing, refining and recycling—targeting lithium, copper, tungsten, gallium, germanium, nickel and rare earth elements.
• Ottawa named ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and Hanwha Ocean as finalists to supply up to 12 conventionally powered submarines, with a decision goal by 2027 and first delivery targeted for the mid‑2030s; Carney toured TKMS’s shipyard in Kiel.
• Carney announced federal plans to expand the Port of Churchill to enable LNG and minerals exports to Europe, with talks to begin on LNG sales to German buyers, alongside investments eyed for Montreal’s Contrecoeur project and other East Coast ports.
• Canada formalized a strategic partnership with Poland covering trade, defence, aviation, cybersecurity and clean energy, with Canada set as lead country at a major Polish defence expo next year and a pathway into Europe’s Re‑Arm Europe procurement.
• Canada extended its Operation Reassurance deployment in Latvia by three years; Carney did not rule out a future role for Canadian troops in Ukraine but provided no details.