Minister Champagne to journey to the United Kingdom and Ireland to strengthen financial and safety ties with European counterparts and stakeholders

September 17, 2026

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, will proceed Canada’s engagement with key European companions this week following his participation in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s go to to Strasbourg, France, the place Canada and European leaders superior a shared agenda targeted on financial progress, safety and resilience and reaffirmed the significance of a robust transatlantic alliance. Building on the momentum of these discussions, the Minister will journey to the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland to advance Canada’s dedication to shared prosperity and strengthened collaboration with European companions on either side of the Atlantic.

The Minister will journey to the UK on September 17 to take part in a enterprise working dinner hosted by the City of London Corporation. The occasion will present a possibility to have interaction with enterprise leaders on funding, competitiveness and long-term financial progress. While in London, Minister Champagne will even maintain a bilateral assembly with the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Honourable John Healey.

On September 18-19, the Minister will take part within the Informal Meeting of the European Union (EU) Economic and Financial Affairs Ministers and Central Bank Governors (ECOFIN) in Dublin, Ireland. Discussions will give attention to world financial developments and the impression of synthetic intelligence on the financial system. Canada’s participation as the one non-European nation invited to the assembly underscores our rising position as a trusted companion to Europe and our shared ambition to deepen financial ties, construct higher resilience, and unlock new alternatives for commerce and funding. 

Throughout his go to, Minister Champagne will maintain bilateral conferences with European counterparts, European Commission leaders, and enterprise leaders to debate strengthening financial ties, advancing steady rules-based commerce and monetary providers market integration, discussing shared safety and resilience priorities, and figuring out potential areas for deeper financial cooperation. These discussions will assist lay the groundwork for the Canada-EU Summit in Montréal on October 29 and 30.

This go to builds on Minister Champagne’s current engagements throughout Europe, together with visits to Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark and Italy, as Canada and Europe enter a brand new period of partnership targeted on a shared way forward for prosperity, safety, resilience, and clear progress.

Quick details

• ECOFIN is accountable for negotiating and adopting legislative acts associated to the EU’s financial coverage, taxation points, and the regulation of monetary points and oversees the EU’s financial relations with non-EU international locations. It additionally prepares and adopts, along with the European Parliament, the EU annual finances.
• The EU is Canada’s second-largest world buying and selling companion for items and providers, with bilateral commerce valued at roughly $178 billion in 2025, and second-largest companion for two-way direct funding, after the United States. Trade relations are ruled by the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which addresses or eliminates obstacles in just about all sectors of the bilateral commerce.
• The UK is Canada’s largest commerce companion in Europe. Trade has grown by a 3rd since 2024, reaching $85 billion a 12 months.
• Canada and the EU additionally work intently on a variety of points, together with international coverage, worldwide peace and safety, local weather change and surroundings, well being, and improvement cooperation.