Feb 2, 2025 · Relations between Canada and the U.S. are coming under serious pressure — and that has some commentators offering an unlikely — though not impossible — solution. What if Canada joined the...

Feb 8, 2025 · It would give Canada further access to a major bloc of trading partners. Already, the EU is Canada’s second-largest trading partner and Canada has a free-trade agreement with the European...

Modern contemporary relations between Canada, and the European Union (EU) and its forerunners date back to the 1950s. While the relationship is primarily an economic one, there are also matters of political cooperation.

1 day ago · Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at the EU-Canada leaders meeting at the European Council building in Brussels on Feb. 12, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press)

The European Union (EU) is a strategic partner for Canada. Our relationship with the EU is the oldest formal relationship with any industrialised country dating back to 1959. We continue to work closely together in a number of areas from trade and security to agriculture and education.

Jan 2, 2025 · The Canada-EU trade deal, enacted in 2017, is the bloc’s most ambitious, but remains in “provisional” application; ten EU countries have yet to ratify its most far-reaching measures. Short ...

1 day ago · Canada already has a free-trade agreement with the EU, which is its second-largest export destination after the United States. Advertisement Trump has repeatedly called for Canada to become the 51st US state – forcing his Secretary of State Marco Rubio to say Wednesday that a takeover would not be on the table of a G7 meeting in Quebec this week.

Feb 18, 2025 · Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa met to discuss ways for EU and Canada to work more closely to promote global economic security and stability amidst rising geoeconomic tensions.

Feb 12, 2025 · European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Brussels to discuss the importance of Canada-EU relationship, including trade, economic security, and global stability.

1 day ago · The European Commission isn’t ruling it out either. So much for Donald Trump’s 51st state, Canada seems to be eyeing EU membership instead, with 46% of Canadians in favour according to a new ...