Event Archive

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is supporting the Canada–Asia Arctic Dialogue, organized by the Université de Montréal through anAPF Canada Canada–Asia Joint Research Grant, and hosted in Singapore. The dialogue will bring together a group of leading scholars, policymakers, and practitioners from Canada and the Arctic Council Observer states in Asia to exchange perspectives on Arctic governance and regional co-operation.

The Dialogue, taking place on April 27–28, 2026, will provide a platform for in-depth discussions on key policy issues shaping the future of the Arctic, including Arctic shipping and navigation, sustainable development, climate change and environmental protection, security and infrastructure, and the evolving geopolitics of the region.

The objective of the dialogue is to showcase Canada’s expertise and leadership in Arctic governance, foster greater understanding of shared environmental challenges, and explore opportunities for collaboration between Canada and Asian partners while reinforcing a rules-based international order in the Arctic.

Dr. Hema Nadarajah, Program Manager for Southeast Asia at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, will deliver opening remarks.

Diving into 50 years of innovation, A Chip Odyssey traces Taiwan’s remarkable rise at the heart of the global semiconductor industry—now a cornerstone of the AI era and advanced chip manufacturing. The film highlights how this industry has transformed the island into an indispensable technological powerhouse.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with specialists Dr. Olga Alexeeva and Dr. Honghong Tinn, who will examine the sector’s strategic role in Taiwan’s trajectory, its weight in the U.S.–China rivalry, and the systemic risks that a disruption of Taiwanese exports to Western companies would pose in the event of a conflict. A unique opportunity to understand how a single industry can shape the balance of global power.

Dr. James Curran will offer reflections on how Australia and Canada are navigating a rapidly changing global environment marked by intensifying great-power competition, geopolitical fragmentation, and growing pressures on the international order. He will speak to the strategic choices facing both countries as they seek to strengthen resilience, expand their room for manoeuvre, and deepen engagement across the Indo-Pacific. He will also offer reflections on the evolution of Australia’s relationship with China and what it reveals about the opportunities and constraints facing middle powers today.

Dr. Curran is a professor of modern history and an expert in Australian politics and foreign affairs. He is also a columnist at The Australian Financial Review and the author of Australia’s China Odyssey: From Euphoria to Fear (2022). Prior to joining the University of Sydney, he served in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Department of Defence.

The session will be moderated by the APF Canada's Vice President, Research and Strategy, Vina Nadjibulla.

Please contact events@asiapacific.ca for any questions.

APF Canada is pleased to support the BC Critical Minerals Forum, a timely two-day event examining how British Columbia and Canada are positioning critical minerals within global supply chains, industrial policy, and allied security priorities.

The Forum brings together senior decision-makers from government, First Nations, mining, finance, and infrastructure to address the policy, permitting, and investment challenges shaping the next phase of critical minerals development in B.C.

Taking place April 14–15 in Vancouver, the program features 50+ speakers and participants, including representatives from the Government of BC, NRCan, the Department of National Defence, Canada Growth Fund, Canada Infrastructure Bank, BC Hydro, Indigenous governments, mining companies, and capital providers.

For APF Canada’s network, the Forum offers a valuable opportunity to connect with project developers and policymakers, and to explore potential international partnerships, trade linkages, and investment pathways across the critical minerals value chain. 

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From April 13-15, APF Canada will host delegates from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Jakarta, Indonesia-based think-tank, for a series of meetings and other engagements with Canadian stakeholders from government, the private sector, think-tanks, and academia, on possible areas of co-operation in economics, security, diplomacy, technology, among others.

The engagements will include an invitation-only roundtable discussion at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, on April 15.

Please contact hema.nadarajah@asiapacific.ca for any questions.

APF Canada will host a delegation from the Foreign Policy Strategy Agency (FPSA), a think-tank affiliated with the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Indonesian Embassy for a discussion on advancing the Canada-Indonesia relationship. 

Topics of discussion include issues related to strategic autonomy, energy resilience, strengthening middle-power partnerships, and building public awareness of the value of the bilateral relationship in both countries. 

Please contact alexandre.veilleux@asiapacific.ca for any questions.

APF Canada is pleased to co‑organize this conference on Taiwan-Quebec relations, taking place on April 8 in Montreal. The panel will feature Taiwan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Wu Chihchung François, Dr. Stéphane Paquin, and Dr. Yann Roche, with opening remarks by Dr. Alexandre Veilleux. 

A networking reception will follow the discussion.

APF Canada hosted an invitation-only roundtable with Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Hon. Anita Anand, on recent developments and future directions in Canadian foreign policy and Canada’s relations with the Indo-Pacific. 

With the restoration of high commissioners and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's landmark visit to India signalling renewed purpose, the Canada-India relationship is entering a new chapter — and the direction is clear.

Indiaspora invites you to join them for Canada and India: The Road Ahead, a virtual conversation on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from 8:00–9:00 PM EST with three distinguished voices:

• Vina Nadjibulla — Vice-President Research and Strategy, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
• Goldy Hyder — President & CEO, Business Council of Canada
• Nadir Patel — Former High Commissioner of Canada to India 
   

Together they will examine what this crucial moment means for trade, investment, and the Indo-Pacific — and for those who call both home.

The International Economics and Security Division (IESD) of the Australian Commonwealth Treasury is organizing an IESD Seminar Series session in conjunction with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Australia.

APF Canada’s Vice-President, Research & Strategy, Vina Nadjibulla, will join the seminar to provide a Canadian perspective on the Prime Minister’s visit. 

Speakers:

Professor Mark Beeson, Adjunct Professor at the Australia-China Relations Institute, The University of Technology Sydney

Professor Evelyn Goh, Shedden Professor of Strategic Policy Studies, The Australian National University

Vina Nadjibulla, Vice-President, Research & Strategy, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
 

Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s Vice-President Research & Strategy, Vina Nadjibulla, will speak at the Spring 2026 Lecture Series hosted by the Taipei School of Economics and Political Science. Her talk will examine Prime Minister Mark Carney’s approach to Middle Power diplomacy and Canada’s evolving Indo-Pacific strategy.

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APF Canada is co-hosting this high-level strategic dialogue with the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei (CTOT), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (MOFA), National Taiwan University (NTU), and the University of Ottawa.  

The Track 1.5 Dialogue, on March 18, 2026, will bring together a curated group of policymakers, industry leaders, and experts for a candid, forward-looking discussion on strengthening economic security co-operation between Canada and Taiwan. 

This Strategic Dialogue will focus on four core themes: Supply chain resilience, including semiconductors and trusted digital infrastructure; critical minerals–to–manufacturing linkages, and opportunities for joint value-chain development; industrial co-operation, particularly in emerging and dual-use technologies; and collective responses to economic coercion and support mechanisms for industry.

The objective of this dialogue is to identify near-term, actionable opportunities to deepen co-operation, align policy approaches, and mobilize industry, academic, and government partners toward shared economic security priorities.  

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APF Canada is co-organizing this high-level Track 2 event with the Canadian Trade Office in Taipei (CTOT), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, R.O.C. (MOFA), the Center for China Studies at the National Taiwan University (NTU), and the University of Ottawa.

The event will bring together a curated group of experts for a candid, forward-looking discussion on strengthening security co-operation in the region, with the aim of generating actionable, policy-relevant recommendations and publications.

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APF Canada is co-hosting this high-level Strategic Dialogue with the Embassy of Canada to the Philippines and Stratbase. The dialogue will bring together a curated group of policymakers, industry leaders, and experts for a candid, forward-looking discussion on strengthening economic security co-operation between Canada and the Philippines. 

This Track 1.5 Dialogue will focus on three core themes: digital resilience, particularly in AI and trusted digital governance; critical minerals and clean-tech innovation; and defence industrial co-operation, particularly in emerging and dual-use technologies

The objective of the strategic dialogue is to identify near-term, actionable opportunities to deepen co-operation, align policy approaches, and mobilize industry, academic, and government partners toward shared economic security priorities. 

Co-organized by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the Council for Strategic and Defense Research, this roundtable will discuss the trajectory of India-Canada relations following Prime Minister Mark Carney's February-March 2026 visit to India and the broader diplomatic reset between the two countries. 

It will examine prospects for progress in CEPA negotiations, co-operation in energy and critical minerals, expanding talent linkages, and growing security collaboration, and access how a renewed partnership can advance supply chain resilience, energy security, and a free and open Indo-Pacific.