Canada EU Associate Status
Canada is seeking a new relationship with the European Union. bringing defence, research and Arctic cooperation closer together.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney wants negotiations on Canada becoming the European Union’s first “associate member” concluded next June. He set out the timetable at a summit in Montréal on 30 October.
Together with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa, Carney launched an Alliance for the Future, covering economic security, technology and defence.
June is the target for concluding negotiations. The joint declaration commits the partners to defining an “ever-closer association” by their 2027 summit, with Canada remaining outside full EU membership. The arrangement’s scope and legal framework remain to be negotiated.