The Canadian government has launched a new Arctic foreign policy, which will involve appointing an Arctic ambassador and opening new consulates in Greenland and the U.S. state of Alaska.
The new foreign policy document released on Dec. 6 outlines Canada’s updated Arctic policy, which involves closer collaboration with the United States on the “North American Arctic.” When announcing the new policy, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said it comes at a time when foreign states like Russia and China are increasingly making incursions into the region.
