United Kingdom's (UK) Prime Minister Keir Starmer was in Ottawa on Sunday, meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Starmer is in the country for the G7 summit happening this week in Alberta.
He and Carney took time on Sunday to talk about strengthening the relationship between the two countries.
This included talks of creating a new structured UK-Canada Economic and Trade Working Group to address things like digital trade, the development of critical minerals, and sovereign artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure.
Carney also announced that he plans to introduce legislation this fall to ratify the UK's decision to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
"The leaders agreed to strengthen co-operation on defence and security, both bilaterally and through the NATO Alliance and Five Eyes partnership. To that end, they discussed their recent respective defence investments and announced the launch of the Joint Canada-UK Common Good Cyber Fund, which will support joint efforts to counter digital transnational repression and support civil society actors at high risk," read a press release from the Prime Minister's Office.
Carney and Starmer also jointly announced a $14.8 million investment in biomanufacturing to support research and development in both countries. This includes working to better prepare for future health emergencies and the welcomed increased collaboration on critical minerals and civil nuclear energy.