Marcos, Canada Prime Minister to Witness Signing of Agreements
Marcos will sign cooperation frameworks and meet Canadian leaders and businesses as both countries seek deeper ties in key sectors.
- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr began a four-day official visit to Canada on Wednesday, meeting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to strengthen bilateral ties in trade, labor, energy, and tourism.
- The visit underscores Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy as Ottawa seeks to deepen ties with Asian middle powers. Vina Nadjibulla, vice-president for research and strategy of the Asia Pacific Foundation Canada, wrote that the Philippines is where the strategy has had its greatest impact.
- Marcos will witness the signing of cooperation agreements covering energy, mining, and telecommunications. Nearly 1 million Filipino people reside in Canada, making it the second-largest Filipino diaspora globally and underscoring close people-to-people ties.
- The leaders are enhancing defense and maritime cooperation, building on the 2025 Canadian SOVFA; Ottawa's military maintains wide-ranging engagements with the Armed Forces of the Philippines despite the Philippine Senate's pending concurrence.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sanae Takaichi later this year, expanding Ottawa's engagement with key Asian middle powers beyond the Philippines visit.
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