Canada and the Philippines signed agreements today on energy, natural resources, labour and tourism, during a high-level visit in Vancouver.
Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Canada, in the primary visit of the country’s head of state in greater than a decade.
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Carney says Filipino-Canadians are “on the very heart” of Canada, and each countries can profit in energy security and significant minerals through a strategic partnership.
Asia Pacific Foundation vice-president Vina Nadjibulla wrote in an evaluation that the Marcos visit demonstrates Canada’s four-year-old Indo-Pacific strategy is beginning to yield results.
She says Carney has visited leaders abroad, but having them come to Canada shows an actual interest, particularly because the Philippines works with Ottawa on trade, maritime surveillance and energy.
Canada is currently negotiating a trade take care of each the Philippines and a broader bloc of southeast Asian nations, and Carney hopes to conclude those talks ahead of his visit to Manila in November.
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