US EditionFreeland tasked with tapping Canadian businesses to help rebuild Ukraine
Chrystia Freeland fosters Canadian private sector involvement to rebuild Ukraine’s infrastructure and defense industries amid ongoing conflict, with limited business appetite so far, officials said.
- In a September cabinet order, Chrystia Freeland was named Canada's special envoy for Ukraine reconstruction, serving a 12-month term, as of Nov. 9, 2025, and visited Kyiv in September.
- Freeland's mandate will focus on advising Canada's government on economic reconstruction and efforts to return thousands of Ukrainian children abducted into Russia, while Ambassador Andrii Plakhotniuk highlights Ukraine's export resilience and Canada's preferred trade access.
- Government documents show the Privy Council Office said Freeland’s envoy role includes the $20,000 parliamentary secretary salary bump, some travel expenses, but no administrative support, contradicting Alexandre Lévèque’s testimony of a single staff member and departmental backing.
- Despite limited progress, Canadian companies show cautious interest as officials send ministers and trade commissioners to reconstruction fairs, according to Lévèque.
- Partnership talks point to Ukraine's readiness for joint defence production with Canada, supported by Export Development Canada and the Canadian Commercial Corporation, while France's defence ministry discusses drone projects with Renault.
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The Special Representative for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, Chrystia Freeland, wants to convince companies to help rebuild Ukraine.
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dailyguardian.caFreeland exploring Canadian business opportunities to help rebuild Ukraine
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Freeland tasked with tapping Canadian businesses to help rebuild Ukraine
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