Presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik, left, speaks to employees as he visits Martinrea International, in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, June 1, 2026. [AP/YONHAP]
Korea and Canada have discussed a deeper partnership in advanced industries, including space and defense, Seoul's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources said Tuesday, as the country is making last-minute efforts to win Canada's submarine project.
The Industry Ministry and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (Kotra) jointly hosted a business roundtable in Toronto on Monday to promote cooperation between Korean and Canadian companies.
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The event was attended by presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik, currently in Canada as Seoul's envoy for special economic cooperation, along with Vice Industry Minister Moon Shin-hak, Minister of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration Lee Yong-cheol and some 50 business leaders from the two countries, according to the ministry.
