US EditionNew Greenland consulate sparks hopes for joint action on climate change, defence
Canada's consulate in Nuuk aims to enhance Arctic cooperation on climate, Inuit rights, and defence, with Inuit exchanges seen as key to social equity, officials said.
- Canada will open a consulate in Nuuk on February 7, 2026, after weeks of quiet operations, with plans to deploy a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker.
- Canada pledged in December 2024 to open consulates in Nuuk and Anchorage to help focus NATO on Arctic threats, amid U.S. President Donald Trump's annexation talk.
- Aaju Peter, an Inuit lawyer and artist, said `This should have happened 300 years ago`, highlighting Greenland's higher doctors per capita and education exchanges.
- Canada's ambassador to Denmark Carolyn Bennett will attend, and Denmark's Ambassador to Canada Nikolaj Harris said the consulate could yield concrete co-operation.
- Observers say the consulate sends a signal of solidarity with Greenland facing threats amid U.S. annexation talk, as Canada's Arctic policy views it as strategic due to climate change opening shipping routes and resource access.
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She laid the diplomatic paving stones that form the foundation of the Arctic Council. Today, Canada's Governor General is in Nuuk for the opening of a long-awaited Canadian consulate.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand, will make the official inauguration in Nuuk on Friday.
New Greenland consulate sparks hopes for joint action on climate change and defence
The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland is sparking hopes for more collaboration on climate change, Inuit rights and defence in the face of US President Donald Trump's annexation threats.
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