Ghana and Canada have signed a Letter of Intent to strengthen bilateral relations, with cooperation expected to cover aviation, railway development, trade, education, mining, renewable energy and artificial intelligence.

The agreement was signed in Ottawa during an official visit by Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, following an invitation from his Canadian counterpart, Anita Anand.

In a post on X, Mr Ablakwa said the agreement reflected both countries’ renewed commitment to deepening their longstanding relations.

He said the priority areas also included agribusiness, value addition, counterterrorism and the commencement of negotiations towards a defence agreement.

According to the Foreign Affairs Minister, Ghana and Canada are also exploring structured labour mobility pathways and increased scholarship opportunities.

Mr Ablakwa disclosed that he and Ms Anand held a bilateral meeting to discuss a range of issues of mutual interest.

He said the two countries had agreed to strengthen cooperation in responding to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, addressing instability in Haiti and combating violent extremism in the Sahel region.

The Minister added that both countries would work more closely at the multilateral level, particularly on United Nations reforms, climate justice and the restructuring of the global financial architecture, as Ghana prepares to chair the African Union (AU).

He said the renewed partnership would be pursued within the framework of President John Dramani Mahama’s Reset Agenda and Canada’s Strategic Plan for Africa, which he noted was launched on Ghana’s Independence Day on March 6 last year.

Mr Ablakwa also expressed gratitude to Canada for hosting Ghana’s senior national football team, the Black Stars, and Ghanaian supporters during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

He traced the historical ties between the two countries to the establishment of a church in Navrongo by missionaries from Quebec, Canada, 120 years ago.

“Ghana and Canada will become strong allies within the framework of President Mahama’s Reset Agenda and Canada’s new Strategic Plan for Africa,” he said.

Mr Ablakwa expressed optimism about the future of the relationship, concluding his post with a call for stronger ties between the two countries.

I have honoured a special invitation from the esteemed Minister for Foreign Affairs of Canada, Her Excellency Anita Anand to embark on an official visit.

Yesterday, we signed a Letter of Intent in Ottawa, demonstrating the renewed commitment to deepening and expanding our longstanding excellent relations.

The Letter of Intent focuses on mutually agreed priority areas of cooperation including aviation, railway development, trade facilitation, education, agribusiness, value addition, mining, counterterrorism, renewable energy, AI and commencing negotiations for a defence agreement.

Her Excellency Anita Anand graciously hosted my delegation and I to a really substantive and progressive bilateral meeting on a wide range of topics.

Ghana and Canada will become strong allies within the framework of President Mahama’s Reset Agenda and Canada’s new Strategic Plan for Africa which was launched last year on Ghana’s Independence Anniversary of March 6.

We are additionally exploring structured labour mobility pathways and increased scholarships.

We both agreed to forge closer partnership in responding to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, the instability in Haiti and combating violent extremism in the Sahel.

We will sharpen our cooperation at the multilateral level targeting UN reforms, climate justice and reconfiguration of the global financial architecture as Ghana prepares to chair the AU.

I thanked Canada for being such great hosts to our senior national football team, the Black Stars and Ghanaian fans during the 2026 World Cup.

Ghana and Canada share a rich history of deep relations since the first Missionaries from the Province of Québec established a church in Navrongo exactly 120 years ago.

Long live Ghana 🇬🇭 Canada 🇨🇦 relations.

For God and Country 🇬🇭 🙏🏾

— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) October 27, 2026