Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson concluded a three-day visit to London from October 14 to 16, 2025, focused on advancing secure critical minerals supply chains and energy security for Canada and its allies. During the trip, he met with key government and industry partners to drive British investment in Canada’s resource sectors, expand market access, and strengthen collaboration on critical minerals, nuclear energy, and other strategic priorities under Canada’s G7 agenda.
Minister Hodgson participated alongside the United Kingdom’s Minister for Industry, Chris McDonald, at a meeting of the Critical Minerals Production Alliance Envoys, marking a milestone as all G7 countries have now appointed envoys to the Alliance. This step underscores a shared commitment to advancing collaboration on critical minerals ahead of the G7 Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting later in October 2025.
The Minister also held bilateral discussions with Minister McDonald and Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband to identify key critical minerals infrastructure, production, and processing capacities, and to explore opportunities for joint investments to support secure and sustainable supply chains. Canada and the UK also advanced cooperation on civil nuclear energy, including both fission and fusion, through a trilateral meeting with U.K. Atomic Energy Authority and U.K. Industrial Fusion Solutions representatives, building on a June 2025 Joint Statement between Prime Ministers Carney and Starmer on developing a world-leading fusion energy partnership.
On the sidelines of London Metal Exchange Week, Minister Hodgson met with major mining companies and investors from the UK, highlighting opportunities to expand mining operations in Canada and invest in Canadian critical minerals. These engagements reinforced Canada’s role as a reliable and ambitious leader in energy and resources, strengthening alliances, attracting investment, and enhancing resilience in global markets.
Accompanying Minister Hodgson were Parliamentary Secretary Claude Guay and High Commissioner Ralph Goodale. The G7 Critical Minerals Action Plan and Critical Minerals Production Alliance, announced in June 2025, aim to diversify responsible production and supply of critical minerals, encourage local value creation, and guarantee supply for advanced manufacturing and defense. Each G7 country has appointed an envoy to lead the Alliance, including representatives from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The visit further highlighted the strong economic ties between Canada and the United Kingdom, which is Canada’s largest trading partner in Europe and third largest globally, with two-way trade in goods and services reaching $61 billion in 2024. UK companies remain a key source of foreign direct investment in Canada, employing over 166,000 people in Canadian operations.
