Joint Statement of the first meeting of the EU-Canada Digital Partnership Council

The meeting was co-chaired by the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, and Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy.

Both sides recognise the importance the Digital Partnership plays in advancing their interests to boost competitiveness, innovation and economic resilience. They also recognise the potential of the Digital Partnership to promote business-to-business exchanges, including for start ups and to accelerate investments in the technology sector. Both sides intend to foster further opportunities for collaboration over the course of the year.

You can download the Joint Statement below.