{"id":8892,"date":"2026-09-03T16:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/8892\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T16:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:35:27","slug":"mspo-2026-polish-canadian-cooperation-as-an-opportunity-for-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/8892\/","title":{"rendered":"MSPO 2026: Polish-Canadian Cooperation as an Opportunity for Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Canada in MSPO 2026
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Photo. Embassy of Canada to Poland<\/p>\n

Canada and Poland are deepening their strategic partnership including in defence, trade, aerospace, advanced technologies, and energy security. Canada\u2019s role as Lead Nation at MSPO 2026 reflects this growing cooperation and shared commitment to our joint security and defence.<\/p>\n

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These themes will be among the key topics discussed at the Lead Nation Conference entitled \u201eCanada as a Trusted Defence Partner: Delivering Capabilities, Industrial Strength, and Allied Security\u201d. This event will take place the afternoon of 9 September during MSPO 2026. It is organized by the Government of Canada, in cooperation with Defence24.pl.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s prominent presence at this year\u2019s International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in Kielce, including the largest Canadain defence-focussed trade mission of over 250 organisations and over 500 delegates, and largest-ever Canadian mission to Poland, sends a clear signal of Canada\u2019s growing commitment to supporting collective defence, deterrence, and transatlantic security, from the Arctic to the Eastern flank. Canada has delivered on a core objective of its plan \u2013 achieving the\u00a0NATO\u00a02% of GDP defence spending target.Over the next decade, Canada will deliver $500b in defence investment, putting the country on a clear path toward meeting the new\u00a0NATO\u00a0Defence Investment Pledge of 5% of\u00a0 GDP\u00a0by 2035, and 4% by 2030.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s participation in MSPO 2026 as the Lead Nation is part of its broader engagement to diversify trade, expand strategic partnerships and advance defence-industrial ties with European partners. The increasingly demanding security environment, rapid technological development and economic challenges make closer cooperation across different formats in these areas more important than ever.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s strong commitment to this cooperation is demonstrated by its participation in the SAFE (Security Action for Europe) instrument as the first non-European country to join the initiative. Joint procurement, mutual technology transfer and the strengthening of supply chains provide opportunities for the development of the defence industries of both countries, while also supporting broader economic and military cooperation, including with other countries in the region. Canada wishes to continue building partnerships with stakeholders from Poland and the wider region. The unprecedented level of participation\u00a0 at MSPO 2026 is the perfect opportunity to strengthen commercial relationships and pursue new business opportunities.<\/p>\n

How can Canada work with its allies to strengthen NATO\u2019s collective defence? How can the potential of the SAFE instrument be used to expand industrial cooperation? How can synergies between the Polish and Canadian defence industries be developed? What role should technology transfer play, and which areas of Polish-Canadian cooperation offer the greatest potential, taking into account the capabilities of both countries? How can cooperation between Poland and Canada translate into stronger industrial capabilities, economic growth and the defence capabilities required to protect NATO\u2019s entire eastern flank?<\/p>\n

Some of these questions \u2013 and others \u2013 will be addressed during the\u00a0Lead Nation Conference \u201eCanada as a Trusted Defence Partner: Delivering Capabilities, Industrial Strength, and Allied Security\u201d The conference will bring together representatives of Poland\u2019s Ministry of National Defence, Ministry of State Assets, the Polish Armed Forces and the Canadian Armed Forces, as well as senior Canadian officials who work on Canada\u2019s Defence Industrial Strategy. The audience will include Canadian, Polish and other international attendees, including representatives of the defence industries.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0event will provide a unique opportunity for government and defence industry representatives, experts, journalists to explore the opportunities arising from Canada\u2019s increased engagement in industrial cooperation with Poland and in European and international defence initiatives.<\/p>\n

We warmly invite you to attend the\u00a0Lead Nation Conference \u201eCanada as a Trusted Defence Partner: Delivering Capabilities, Industrial Strength, and Allied Security\u201d.<\/p>\n

9 September 2026 | 12:30\u201316:00\\
\nKappa + Lambda Conference Room | Targi Kielce | MSPO 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canada in MSPO 2026 Photo. Embassy of Canada to Poland Canada and Poland are deepening their strategic partnership…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8893,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-8892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-defence-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/defence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}