[Joint Briefing on the First China-Canada Energy Ministerial Dialogue] According to the National Energy Administration, in order to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and promote exchanges and cooperation in the energy field, Wang Hongzhi, Director of China’s National Energy Administration, and Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Canada, jointly held the first China-Canada Energy Ministerial Dialogue via video conference on November 4, Beijing time (November 3, Ottawa time). Both sides reiterated that strengthening China-Canada energy cooperation will help ensure the energy security of both countries, promote energy transformation and promote sustainable economic development. Both sides affirmed the progress made in the past year, and also recognized that both sides have more work to do to promote the development of strategic partnership and strengthen bilateral energy cooperation. The two sides expressed their willingness to strengthen policy dialogue and information exchange on the basis of equality, mutual benefit and mutual respect, and encourage energy companies of the two countries to carry out practical cooperation to achieve the above goals. According to the talks, the two sides agreed to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the fields of traditional energy, renewable energy, civilian nuclear energy and uranium resources. The two sides encourage energy companies from both countries to strengthen communication and exchanges, leverage their respective advantages, and actively explore opportunities for energy trade, technology exchanges, investment and project cooperation to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. China thanks Canada for its active support for energy cooperation in the 2026 APEC Year of China. Both sides agreed to continue to strengthen communication and coordination on energy issues under multilateral frameworks and make positive contributions to global energy security and energy transformation. Representatives from some energy companies in both countries and representatives from Canadian provinces and territories participated in the dialogue.