Arctic security is at an inflection point. Intensifying great-power competition, rapid technological change, and accelerating environmental shifts are converging in ways that elevate risks to Canada’s sovereignty, infrastructure, and alliances. While Canada’s strategic lens has often focused on the European Arctic, the North Pacific dimension—particularly with Japan and South Korea—remains under-explored and increasingly consequential.
Against this backdrop—and consistent with Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy (2022) and Arctic Foreign Policy (2024)—APF Canada will convene Canadian, U.S., Japanese, and South Korean experts and officials to map shared risks and identify practical avenues for allied interoperability, technology collaboration, and infrastructure protection in the Arctic.
This workshop is organized with funding from the Department of National Defence and features a 1.5 day closed-door roundtable followed by a public panel on January 20 translating key insights for broader audiences.
Agenda
Day One: Canada-North Pacific Arctic Workshop: 9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. PT (invite-only)
Day Two: Navigating Emerging Geopolitical Dynamics in the Canadian Arctic and North Pacific Public Event: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PT (light lunch to follow)
Please note: Registration for the Public Event is now open (registration link above). For those who can't attend, please bookmark our livestream here.
