Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea later this month for a nine-day visit aimed at deepening Canada’s economic and defence partnerships across the Asia-Pacific region.
The trip, running from October 24 to November 1, will include stops at two major international summits and several bilateral meetings with regional leaders.
Carney’s first destination will be Kuala Lumpur, where he will attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and meet with Malaysia’s Prime Minister to discuss expanding trade relations and investment opportunities.
From there, he will travel to Singapore to meet with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and leading business figures to explore ways to reduce trade barriers and attract global capital into Canadian industries. The discussions are expected to focus on innovation, green technology, and digital infrastructure — key priorities for Carney’s economic agenda.
The tour will conclude in Gyeongju, South Korea, where Carney will join the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meeting. While in South Korea, he is also expected to visit Hanwha Ocean’s shipyard, one of the two companies shortlisted for Canada’s new submarine procurement contract — a potential multibillion-dollar deal seen as critical to modernizing Canada’s naval capabilities.
The trip marks Carney’s latest push to position Canada as a more active and competitive player in the Indo-Pacific region, strengthening alliances amid global trade tensions and evolving security challenges.