In Évian, Canada welcomed 13 new partnerships and initiatives with more than eight countries through the Critical Minerals Resilience and Production Alliance.

 Launched during Canada’s 2025 G7 Presidency, the Alliance brings together trusted partners to diversify critical minerals supply, reduce market concentration, and create a reliable buyers’ club that can attract investment and accelerate production for projects. Together, these projects and initiatives will unlock more than $5 billion in capital investment for projects across the Canadian critical minerals value chain, including German company RCT Solutions will partner with Canada’s Sio Silica and other partners to support a high-purity silica project to extract 99.9%+ pure silica sand and build a fully integrated solar manufacturing hub in Manitoba. Japanese company Hanwa Co. Ltd. will partner with Canada’s KAP Minerals to boost the development of phosphate and rare earths in Ontario. Italian company Eni is investing in Canadian-based Nouveau Monde Graphite’s Matawinie Mine to produce graphite in Québec. Denmark’s Export Credit Agency and Italian companies SACE, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, and SIMEST – including Italian engineering group MAIRE – will support Canada’s First Phosphate in relation to a new phosphate mine and phosphoric acid processing production facility in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec. Dutch company Liminal By WMC will partner with U.S. company Regeneration Enterprises Inc. on critical minerals recovery and restoration projects in New Brunswick, British Columbia, and the Yukon. French company Schneider Electric will partner with Canada’s Torngat Metals to advance rare earths mining and processing in Québec. Japanese company Sumitomo Corporation will partner with Canada’s Ucore Rare Metals Inc. to supply rare earths for magnet makers across Japan and North America. Portuguese company Lifthium Energy will partner with Canada’s NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc. (NESI) to provide Canadian technology services for lithium refining in Portugal.

At the Summit, Prime Minister Carney held bilateral meetings with G7 leaders and other partners, including Germany, India, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, and the European Union (EU). During these meetings, he forged new partnerships in critical minerals and defence. France, Germany, Italy, and Korea intend to partner with Canada to stockpile critical minerals, which will catalyse further energy partnerships.

Canada announced the first procurement secured through the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative since becoming its first non-European member in February. Under the agreement, Montréal-based Marconi Technologies will build made-in-Canada ORION tactical radios for the Polish Cyber Command. Canadian workers will help build the advanced gear to protect our allies, with deliveries expected to begin later this year and continue through to 2030. Marconi will leverage nearly 100 Canadian suppliers – from the skilled trades to advanced engineering – to help build this state-of-the-art product.

Canada and Italy also announced the launch of negotiations for Canada’s purchase of M-346 advanced jet trainer aircraft designed and produced by Leonardo, one of Italy’s largest aerospace companies. Leveraging Italian expertise in aerospace and defence, this agreement will enable the Royal Canadian Air Force to train in state-of-the-art equipment and build sovereign training capability.

Canada agreed to formally launch negotiations on new General Security of Information Agreements (GSOIA) with India and Germany. These agreements will strengthen defence and industrial cooperation, and unlock further defence procurement opportunities for Canadian businesses.

The Prime Minister participated in an artificial intelligence (AI) roundtable alongside other leaders from the G7 and partner countries as well as leading AI companies. They discussed the importance of a robust, coordinated approach to address the risks of AI. The Prime Minister raised Canada’s AI for All strategy and Canada’s objectives of prioritising online safety, including child safety, creating opportunity for workers and businesses, and building AI sovereignty.

In an increasingly uncertain world, a strong, confident Canada is taking control of its future. We are building our strength at home and forging new partnerships abroad to protect our sovereignty, build resilience, and seize new opportunities. Partners across the G7 and around the world want to build with us and partner with us, because Canada has what the world wants and the values to which many others aspire. We are a reliable stable partner in a world that is anything but.

“In an uncertain world, Canada is a pivotal, powerful, and purposeful force for good. At the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Évian, we secured new partnerships to build energy projects in Canada, new agreements to make it easier for our businesses to sell abroad, and new deals to equip our Canadian Armed Forces with the hardware they need. Canada is showing up – not only with the strength of our values, but with the value of our strength," Prime Minister  Mark Carney said.