At the meeting, the Vietnamese Government leader told his guest that the Vietnam-Canada Comprehensive Partnership has seen steady progress across multiple areas, supported by a solid political foundation and common interests and values. He noted that leaders of the two countries have maintained regular exchanges at multilateral forums.

In 2025, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Canadian counterpart  Mark Carney met twice, on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and the G20 Summit in South Africa.

Bilateral trade reached US$6.35 billion as of September 2025, with Vietnam among Canada’s leading trade partners within ASEAN and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Cooperation in defence and security, education, people-to-people exchanges and links between localities has also expanded.

PMM Chinh said Vietnam highly values Canada’s official development assistance (ODA) projects, which have delivered concrete results and contributed to the country’s 2021-2025 socio-economic development plan and its 2021-2030 national development strategy.

Looking ahead, the Government chief said Vietnam aims to further deepen its Comprehensive Partnership with Canada. He proposed increasing exchanges of delegations at all levels, working toward elevating bilateral relations, and bolstering economic, trade and investment cooperation, particularly by improving business-to-business links, thereby enabling these areas  to become a central pillar of the relationship.

He also highlighted cooperation in science and technology, innovation, climate change response, green and renewable energy transition, infrastructure, logistics, culture and people-to-people exchanges as areas with strong potential.

PM Chinh called on Canada to support Vietnam in human resource development by expanding scholarships for Vietnamese students, especially in advanced technology fields. He also suggested continued consideration of recognizing the Vietnamese community in Canada as a national minority and adopting more open visa policies for Vietnamese citizens.

At multilateral forums, he said Vietnam is willing to act as a bridge to help Canada strengthen its engagement with ASEAN and ASEAN-led mechanisms, and expressed hope that Canada would facilitate Vietnam’s participation in cooperation frameworks where Canada plays a role. He also reaffirmed Vietnam’s support for ASEAN’s stance on free trade and the peaceful settlement of disputes in accordance with international law.

Through Minister Randeep Sarai, PM Chinh conveyed New Year greetings from Vietnam’s Party and State leaders to Canadian leaders and extended an invitation for the Canadian PM to visit Vietnam.

Minister Randeep Sarai thanked Chinh for the meeting and conveyed greetings from Prime Minister Mark Carney. He said Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy places importance on ASEAN’s centrality and regional multilateral mechanisms.

Congratulating Vietnam on the 80th anniversary of its first General Election to elect the National Assembly and expressing sympathy over losses caused by natural disasters, Sarai said Canada is ready to cooperate with Vietnam in climate change response, infrastructure development, energy transition, critical minerals processing and investment in products manufactured in Vietnam for exports.

Noting the large and widespread Vietnamese community in Canada, Minister Randeep Sarai said he was confident that bilateral cooperation would continue to further grow through concrete programs and projects, in line with the directions outlined by the Vietnamese Government leader.

Vietnam, Canada eye stronger economic, trade, investment ties

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Canadian Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu have discussed ways to boost economic, trade, and investment cooperation, as well as coordination in the ASEAN–Canada relations, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and the World Trade Organisation (WTO).