In Calgary, President Volodymyr Zelensky and Canadian PM Mark Carney signed a 100-Year Partnership Declaration deepening defense, energy and economic cooperation between the two countries.
On Sept. 10, 2026, in Calgary, Canada, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signed a Declaration on a 100-Year Partnership between the two countries. The document lays out a long-term framework for cooperation on defense and security, trade and investment, reconstruction, energy, critical minerals and technology. Volunteers Support Ukraine is glad to cover news that strengthens Ukraine's standing among its reliable partners.
Canada was the first Western country to recognize the restoration of Ukraine's independence, back on Dec. 2, 1991, and today more than 1.3 million Canadians of Ukrainian heritage sustain the bond between the two peoples. "This is a relationship that has flourished over 100 years, and it will flourish in the century ahead, long after this war ends," Mark Carney said at the signing.
Separately, the two sides signed a joint declaration on deepening defense cooperation — a so-called "drone deal" — setting out priority areas for cooperation in drone production and the defense industry. Initial agreements and investment commitments are estimated at more than $2 billion.
Ukraine's Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal and Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson signed a separate statement on energy cooperation aimed at strengthening Ukraine's energy security. The agreement also outlines further cooperation on rebuilding infrastructure destroyed by the war.
The declaration is deliberately framed not in years but in decades — meant to outlast the war and lay the foundation for Ukraine-Canada relations well into the future. For Volunteers Support Ukraine, news like this is an important reminder that international support for Ukraine is long-term and systemic, not limited to wartime alone.
Volunteers Support Ukraine keeps helping people affected by the war in whatever way its available resources allow. Every step of international support like this partnership brings closer the moment when that help will be needed far less.
