“This spring, we’re… looking forward to hosting an important business delegation from Japan,” Trudeau said. “They’re planning to be meeting with Canadian battery and mining companies and potential partners.”
The two leaders hosted a lunch meeting with Canadian business leaders where “they highlighted the growing and exciting business potential between the two countries,” according to a statement from Trudeau’s office.
Canada has been seeking to woo foreign investment the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain, in particular in mining and processing its abundant critical minerals used in EV batteries, especially for countries who want to reduce their dependence on China for those materials.
Earlier in the day, Kishida said that Japan is looking to Canada to “play a major role, as a resource-rich country” on energy.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp, through a subsidiary, owns a 15% stake in the LNG Canada joint venture…
