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Canada-EU Digital Partnership (2026 deliverables)
Under way Announcement · announced
Summary
- New partnership announced by Evan Solomon and EVP Henna Virkkunen.
- Factsheet: agreements on AI and on Digital Credentials, Digital Identity Wallets and Trust Services; Destination Earth cooperation; intensified Arctic connectivity (secure broadband, subsea cable, satellite).
- Joint Statement: pursue mutual recognition on (i) digital identity/trust services, (ii) conformity assessment of AI systems, (iii) cybersecurity; reciprocal access to cloud & AI markets; AI Factories; protection of minors online.
Related events
Sources
- ISED – Media advisory: Minister Solomon and EVP Virkkunen to announce new partnership (29 Oct 2026)
- European Commission (Digital Strategy) – EU and Canada team up in supercomputing and quantum (30 Oct 2026)
- European Commission – EU-Canada Digital Partnership
- European Commission – Joint statement, first EU-Canada Digital Partnership Council
- European Commission – Factsheet: 2026 EU-Canada Summit (FS/26/2305)
- PMO – Joint Statement: Canada and the EU building together an Alliance for the Future (30 Oct 2026)