As the Canadian Parliament debates an amended version of its investment screening legislation, concerns about Chinese investment have been prominent, especially from the Conservative opposition.

Canada and Taiwan have completed their 10 month long negotiations on a foreign investment agreement, although the text has not yet been released and some "legal scrubbing" still needs to take place.

A Canadian government office established to oversee corporate behavior will be investigating several Canadian companies with alleged ties to the use of forced Uyghur labor.

The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) is taking action to investigate Nike Canada Corp. and Dynasty Gold Corp. for allegedly using forced Uyghur labor in their supply chains and operations, after the companies declined to enter into mediation over the complaints.

China's Embassy in Canada pushed back against recent criticism of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), as well as a Canadian official's comments on "de-risk[ing]" and "authoritarian regimes."

Earlier this month, the Canadian Parliament's Special Committee on the Canada–People’s Republic of China Relationship held a meeting that focused on Canadian investment funds and their investments in China.

In a speech and subsequent conversation at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) last week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emphasized Canada's important role in producing critical minerals for batteries and electric vehicles to ensure "resilience," and contrasted the cleaner and labor-friendly Canadian production with the