MONTRÉAL, Oct. 29, 2026 /CNW/ -- The Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, and Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, will announce a new partnership to strengthen Canada–European Union digital cooperation. A media availability will follow.

Date: Friday, October 30, 2026

Time: 

• 2:45 pm (ET) – Media are invited to join Minister Solomon and Executive Vice-President Virkkunen on a facility tour.
• 3:10 pm (ET) – Announcement will begin.
• 3:25 pm (ET) – Media availability will begin.

Location: Montréal, Quebec

Members of the media are asked to contact ISED Media Relations at media@ised-isde.gc.ca to receive event location details and confirm their attendance.

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