Press Releases
The 34th Japan-Canada Joint Economic Committee
December 12, 2025
On December 11, the 34th meeting of Japan-Canada Joint Economic Committee (JEC) was held in Tokyo, Japan. The overview of the meeting is as follows.
- The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. AKAHORI Takeshi, Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Mr. Rob Stewart, Deputy Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada. Other attendants included H.E. Mr. YAMANOUCHI Kanji, Ambassador of Japan to Canada and H.E. Mr. Ian G. Mckay, Ambassador of Canada to Japan and Special Envoy for the Indo-Pacific, as well as officials from both Japanese and Canadian governments.
- In this meeting, the co-chairs exchanged views on the current international economic environment including G7, WTO, and CPTPP, as well as welcomed the progress so far on the six priority areas of cooperation in the JEC framework consisting of: 1) Energy; 2) Infrastructure; 3) Science and Technology Cooperation and Innovation; 4) Tourism and Youth Exchanges; 5) Improving Business Environment and Promoting Investment; and 6) Agriculture. In addition, they also discussed further cooperation in the future.
- The co-chairs issued a joint press release, after the meeting.
(Reference) Attachment
The Joint Press Release (English (PDF) 
/ Japanese (PDF) )