Overview
- Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is visiting Seoul and Busan before a stop in Tokyo from November 23 to 28.
- Her schedule includes talks with Hanwha, identified as one of two bidders to supply up to 12 submarines to replace the Victoria-class fleet.
- Ottawa is targeting large investments to strengthen defence-related industries and accelerate growth in non‑U.S. exports.
- Discussions with government and industry focus on shipbuilding, automotive and batteries, aerospace, biomanufacturing, and mining.
- The trip follows Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit last month to a Hanwha submarine manufacturing facility in South Korea.