Governor General Mary Simon concludes her trip to Norway today, meeting at 11:00 a.m. local time (5:00 a.m. ET) with King Harald V, Queen Sonja, and Crown Prince Haakon to discuss shared priorities between Canada and Norway. Details are available online. Contact media@gg.ca
Governor General Mary Simon is in Tromsø, Norway, today. At 11:00 a.m. local time (5:00 a.m. ET), she’ll deliver a keynote address and attend a panel session on the current state of Arctic affairs and the prospects for future collaboration. At 5:30 p.m local time (11:30 a.m. ET), she’ll meet with Indigenous peoples to discuss the … Read more
Governor General Mary Simon will travel to Norway from February 2 to 4 to take part in the Arctic Frontiers Conference in Tromsø and to meet with King Harald V, Queen Sonja, and Prince Haakon in Oslo. Simon will highlight Canada’s commitment to Arctic collaboration and North-North co-operation, with a strong emphasis on people‑to‑people ties. Details are available online. Contact media@gg.ca
Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr (Kelowna, B.C.) will travel to Norway and Germany from Dec. 15-19 to advance Canada’s defence relationships with key allies and promote defence industrial partnerships that support collective security and resilience. Details online. Contact Mujtaba.hussain@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) is in on a tour of Norway and Iceland from March 30-April 5 where she will meet with senior officials from the governments of Norway and Iceland, along with the CEOs of major Norwegian salmon farming companies, the Iceland Ocean Cluster, aquaculture … Read more
Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South-Mount Pearl, Nfld.) will attend the Offshore Northern Seas Conference from Aug. 29-Sept. 1. He will have the opportunity to engage with international partners on the needs of the global economy, an inclusive clean energy transition and a low-carbon future. Contact daniel.pollak@labour-travail.gc.ca.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage (Multiculturalism) Arif Virani (Parkdale–High Park, Ont.) will be in Norway to participate in the first ever Arctic Arts Summit. During his trip, Virani will meet with government officials from other Arctic countries to discuss the importance of arts and culture development in the region, reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Pamela Goldsmith-Jones (West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C.) will attend the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø and a bilateral program in Oslo. Arctic Frontiers is an annual international conference. First held in 2005, Arctic Frontiers brings together representatives of academia, government and businesses to discuss sustainable economic development … Read more
The Canada-Europe Parliamentary Group travels to Svalbord, Norway. More information is available online.
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon will visit Norway, Russia and Finland. Call 613-995-1851.
