OSLO — The prime ministers of Canada and Nordic countries have agreed to continue working to deepen economic ties as technology and international trade are increasingly used as a “coercive tool”, in a joint statement.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is concluding his time in Norway meeting with that country’s prime minister, along with the leaders of Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Finland.
The leaders discussed the need to expand trade and investment relations, as like-minded countries have been upended in recent years, in part due to U.S. tariffs and threats to annex Greenland — a Danish territory.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederkisen says the old world order is gone, and is likely not coming back, during a press conference after the meeting.
The leaders also agreed to deepen military ties in the Arctic and commitment to expanding green energy sources.
Carney is set to leave Norway this afternoon where he is scheduled to meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday — their seventh meeting in just over a year.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 15, 2026.
David Baxter, The Canadian Press
