What’s making waves across the Atlantic
Sweden visits Canada, MSPO (Poland) identifies Canada as a lead nation, Canada attends Rebuild Ukraine, and more.
Between three oceans
Sweden plans a state visit to Canada this week. State visits strengthen international partnerships, move shared interests forward and support Canada’s larger diplomatic objectives. This comes on the heels of Sweden’s SAAB and Canada’s Bombardier working closely together.
CADSI (and Canadian industry representatives) attended the NATO Industrial Advisory Group in Romania.
Spain announced its upcoming Canada-Spain business forum to be held on 3 Dec, in Toronto, with a focus on infrastructure.
Canada’s Embassy in Portugal joined the community of international education professionals in Quebec including visits to Quebec’s thriving AI and innovation ecosystem.
Canada is in the running for the location of the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank. It has the VC and defence finance community excited, but competition will be fierce among the up to 40 participating nations.
On the continent
Poland’s MSPO just opened the door to Canada and gave you another reason to attend - making Canada the lead nation.
MSPO takes place from 8-11 September (2026) in Poland.
Next year it won’t be sandwiched with DSEI (held every two years);
This is Canada’s second-largest presence at a defence show in Europe;
Poland is the gateway to Eastern Europe and the fourth-largest defence market.
Now’s the time to make sure it’s in your agenda !
Speaking of Eastern Europe:
For the second year in a row, Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce partnered with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) in organizing the Canadian Delegation & Canada Pavilion at the ReBuild Ukraine Conference in Warsaw.
Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service launched a Maritime Safety and Security in Germany and Finland Canadian Technology Accelerator.
Your next bound:
Canadian defence events:
The Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI) is hosting a conference on Continental Defence, bridging NORAD and Aerospace continental defence, looking at defence in the Canadian Armed Forces from a Pan-Domain Perspective, held on nov 27 in Ottawa.
Naval Québec Annual Conference will be held Dec 1, in Québec.
Register for Vanguard’s annual C4ISR conference Jan 27, in Ottawa.
If you prefer Ships, Vanguard’s annual Shiptech forum takes place the following month, 24 Feb, in Ottawa.
Keep an eye out for CDA’s annual Ottawa conference in Mar, 2026 - no official date posted yet.
CADSI’s CAF Outlooks take place in early April (2026 dates not published yet) in Ottawa.
Time to put CANSEC on your calendar - May 27-28, Ottawa.
European defence events:
The Canadian embassy in Germany is hosting Canada and Germany: Partners in Securing Economic Growth Through the Defence Sector Nov 20.
The Forum économique France-Canada will be held Nov 25 in Paris, with a focus on defence.
The Netherlands Industries for Defence and Security is hosting NEDS 2025 this week in Rotterdam.
International Armoured Vehicles Conference takes place in London (United Kingdom) on Jan 21-23.
Navy Tech and Seabed Defence Navy Tech Overview - Navy Leaders 3-5 Feb in Sweden.
ITEC 2026, Europe’s largest defence training technology exhibition and technical conference Mar 25-27.
Undersea defence technology (UDT) takes place Apr 14-16 in London (United Kingdom).
Europe’s largest land domain conference, Eurosatory, is planned in Paris, 15-19 June.
Canada-European free-trade
The Canada EU Economic Chamber registration is closing for its annual event in Brussels taking place Nov 27.
Critical Minerals:
The Ontario Critical Minerals Forum takes place this week in Toronto Nov 18-19.
The Canada EU Trade and Investment Association (CEUTIA) is hosting Building Resilient Canada-EU Raw Materials Value Chains on Nov 19.
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