Canada and Ukraine signed a declaration Thursday establishing a 100-year partnership focused on defense, trade, energy, and critical minerals.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy completed the signing during Zelenskyy's visit to Calgary. The document outlines intentions to elevate bilateral ties into a comprehensive strategic partnership.

A central element involves scaling up drone production. Canada will create a Defence Drone Initiative Marketplace to accelerate domestic manufacturing, with plans to produce millions of drones within two years. One-third of those drones will go to Ukraine. The countries will also pursue joint production of uncrewed systems, counter-drone technologies, munitions, and related AI capabilities.

Canada committed additional military support, including a $350-million package of air defense interceptors delivered through a U.S.-led multinational program. Ottawa will also provide more than $430 million in loan guarantees to help Ukraine purchase natural gas this winter.

The agreement extends Canada's Operation UNIFIER training mission for Ukrainian forces until 2029. It includes cooperation on intelligence, cybersecurity, electronic warfare, and efforts toward security guarantees against future Russian aggression.

Trade and investment ties will expand alongside energy security and critical minerals collaboration. The partnership builds on earlier agreements, including a letter of intent signed in 2025.

Zelenskyy described the documents as steps toward concrete results in the bilateral relationship. Carney highlighted the historical ties between the nations and the need to build industrial capacity for long-term defense needs.

The declarations are non-binding and set the stage for future formal agreements. Similar long-term partnerships have been pursued by other Western nations with Ukraine.