Germany and Canada announce deeper ties on critical minerals, defense

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in August 2025 that their countries would enhance collaboration on defense and critical minerals.

In Berlin, Canada and Germany signed a Joint Declaration of Intent to deepen co-operation to secure critical mineral supply chains, increase collaboration on research and development, and co-fund new critical mineral projects that contribute to a range of industries – from electric vehicle manufacturing to defence and aerospace.

To that end, Prime Minister Carney and the Canadian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Tim Hodgson, announced that Isabella Chan, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister for the Lands and Minerals Sector at Natural Resources Canada, will serve as Canada’s Special Envoy to advance this partnership, and welcomed the appointment of Matthias Koehler, the German government’s Deputy Director General of Raw Materials Policy, as its Special Envoy for this initiative.

“Canada has immense potential to be a leading and reliable global supplier of critical minerals, and Canada and Germany are natural strategic partners in this mission. As Germany’s domestic demand for critical minerals grows and it diversifies its supply chains, Canadian workers and industries can be the strong, stable provider of these indispensable resources.” said Prime Minister Carney.

Read more in the press release from the Canadian Prime Minister's Office here

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