OTTAWA — Canada and the Philippines signed agreements at this time on power, pure assets, labour and tourism, throughout a high-level go to in Vancouver.
Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Canada, within the first go to of the nation’s head of state in additional than a decade.
Carney says Filipino-Canadians are “on the very coronary heart” of Canada, and each nations can profit in power safety and demanding minerals by a strategic partnership.
Asia Pacific Basis vice-president Vina Nadjibulla wrote in an evaluation that the Marcos go to demonstrates Canada’s four-year-old Indo-Pacific technique is beginning to yield outcomes.
She says Carney has visited leaders overseas, however having them come to Canada exhibits an actual curiosity, significantly because the Philippines works with Ottawa on commerce, maritime surveillance and power.
Canada is at the moment negotiating a commerce cope with each the Philippines and a broader bloc of southeast Asian nations, and Carney hopes to conclude these talks forward of his go to to Manila in November.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed July 2, 2026.
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press
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