Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced that the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., will visit Vancouver, British Columbia, from July 1 to 4, 2026. This will be the first visit by a head of state of the Philippines to Canada in 11 years.

With nearly one million Canadians of Filipino descent, the diaspora is one of Canada’s most dynamic, vibrant, and expansive. Canada and the Philippines have a strong and rapidly growing partnership across commerce, defence, energy, and culture. In one year, we’ve signed agreements to enable our armed forces to train and serve together and to strengthen our defence cooperation – and Canadian direct investment in the Philippines has grown more than 40%.

Building on this momentum, Prime Minister Carney and President Marcos Jr. will identify further opportunities to deepen our economic and security partnership. This includes accelerating the negotiations of a Canada-Philippines free trade agreement and a Canada-ASEAN free trade agreement, both targeting conclusion this year during the Philippines’ ASEAN chairmanship. The leaders will focus on increasing ties across maritime security and defence, energy, critical minerals, tourism and culture, and food security.

In an increasingly dangerous and uncertain world, Canada is focused on what we can control: diversifying our trade, attracting investment, and deepening our ties with reliable partners