Meeting with Canada’s Minister of Industry
- Registration date2026-05-07
Minister JK (Jung-Kwan) Kim of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR) met with Mélanie Joly, Canada’s Minister of Industry, in Ottawa, Canada, on May 5, 2026, during his visit to Canada.
The two ministers shared progress in bilateral industrial cooperation related to Korea’s bid for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP), including cooperation MOUs signed between Korean and Canadian companies. They also discussed expanding industrial cooperation in hydrogen, as well as cooperation in multilateral settings.
Minister Kim said the CPSP would be more than a defense procurement project and could mark an important turning point in building a long-term Korea–Canada partnership.