“One of the most notable results of Canada’s Indo-Pacific outreach has been the growth of its security relations with the Philippines. As democracies strongly committed to international law, both nations are natural partners.”
“Canada has also regularly participated in multilateral maritime cooperative activities with the Philippines and other like-minded Indo-Pacific nations like Japan, the US, Australia and New Zealand. Such activities improve coordination and interoperability amid the growing insecurities surrounding the Indo-Pacific.”
“In February, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney launched the country’s first Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS). This roadmap aims to increase the revenues and exports of the Canadian defense industry, while also creating 125,000 new jobs over the next decade.”
“Although the DIS is a national agenda, it opens the door to cooperation with like-minded countries in areas such as diversifying arms sales, strengthening supply chain resilience and, possibly, joint production.”
“In the Indo-Pacific, the Philippines is a viable collaborator as the Southeast Asian nation is on track to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). This opens new opportunities for arms diversification in line with the emerging threats in the region. Along with Canada’s world-class cyber capacity, it would be useful to broaden the conversation to include other notable Canadian defence assets, such as the Twin Otter aircraft, whose reliability and performance align with the Philippines’ defence needs.”