Overview
- The two-day meeting in Ontario centers on coordinating support for Ukraine, including potential funding options, though Canada is not pledging specific new commitments.
- Critical mineral supply chains are a top agenda item as ministers discuss ways to reduce reliance on Chinese refining and expand alternative capacity.
- Canada broadened participation by inviting foreign ministers from Australia, Brazil, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, South Africa and Ukraine.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is attending and will meet Foreign Minister Anita Anand on Wednesday, with Washington highlighting peace, security and economic resilience.
- Anand says Rubio has not repeated President Trump's '51st state' remarks, while separate Canada–U.S. trade talks remain suspended after the White House halted negotiations over an Ontario anti-tariff ad.