Canada and Norway strengthen defence cooperation in space

Canada's Minister of National Defence David J. McGuinty, and the Minister of Defence of Norway, Tore O. Sandvik, signed a Letter of Intent to deepen bilateral cooperation in the space domain. This agreement builds on Canada and Norway’s long-standing collaboration and reinforces both countries’ commitment to national and collective defence.

The signing took place during Minister McGuinty’s visit to Norway with Prime Minister Mark Carney, where they participated in bilateral discussions and meetings to strengthen Canada’s Arctic and space security partnerships.

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It builds on existing collaboration through the Combined Space Operations Initiative, a partnership of ten like-minded spacefaring nations working together to enhance collective resilience, interoperability, and freedom of action in space in support of military operations.

Canada and Norway are long-standing Allies through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and share important national interests as Arctic nations. Both countries recognize that space capabilities are critical to national defence and security, particularly in remote regions such as the Arctic.

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