Canada and Ukraine commit to a 100‑year partnership to deepen defence and recovery

What happened

• On Sept 10, 2026 in Calgary, Canada and Ukraine signed the "100 Year Partnership Declaration" to elevate relations toward a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and set priorities for the coming decade(s).

Key things that change or continue

• Military support: Canada will continue training, equipment, ammunition and other military aid, extend Operation UNIFIER to 2029, and prioritize air defence and interceptors.
• Defence industry: Building on a 2025 Letter of Intent, the countries will establish a long-term defence industrial partnership for joint production of uncrewed systems, counter-drone and electronic disruption capabilities, and ammunition, plus predictable procurement and a proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Bank.
• Cyber and intelligence: Deeper cooperation on intelligence sharing, cyber defence, counter-drone, electronic disruption, and countering hybrid threats; increased civilian cyber resilience via the Tallinn Mechanism and a bilateral cyber dialogue.
• Finance and reconstruction: Canada will work with the IMF, World Bank and EBRD to support macroeconomic stability and mobilize private capital, derisking solutions and investment for Ukraine’s recovery.
• Legal and accountability steps: Both countries support operationalizing the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression and the International Claims Commission to pursue accountability and compensation for damage from the war.
• Other practical moves: Expand trade under the modernized Free Trade Agreement, cooperate on energy, critical minerals, AI, biotech and space, support Ukraine’s agriculture, and initiate adding Ukraine to Canada’s conditional eTA regime.
• Upcoming events: Canada, Ukraine and Norway will convene a conference on Sept 28–29 in Toronto on the return and reintegration of forcibly transferred children, detainees and POWs; leaders also launched a pledge to start a multi-donor veterans rehabilitation initiative.

Why it matters

• The declaration outlines concrete military, industrial, financial and legal steps to strengthen Ukraine’s defence, support reconstruction, and coordinate international accountability — with specific near-term items (Operation UNIFIER extended to 2029; Toronto conference on Sept 28–29).