Can Tho looks to broaden cooperation projects with Canada

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Diep, Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee, expressed appreciation for Canada’s support through the UN Development Programme (UNDP), which has funded the smart climate-resilient coastal community project.

Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Nickel James Stafford speaks at the meeting with Can Tho city on November 17, 2025. (Photo: VNA)
Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Nickel James Stafford speaks at the meeting with Can Tho city on November 17, 2025. (Photo: VNA)

Can Tho (VNA) – The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is looking to expand comprehensive cooperation with Canada, emphasising the importance of international assistance alongside its own resources and expressing hopes for further joint programmes and projects in trade and economic development.

At a working session on November 17 with a delegation from the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Diep, Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee, expressed appreciation for Canada’s support through the UN Development Programme (UNDP), which has funded the smart climate-resilient coastal community project.

She affirmed the city’s readiness to work closely with partners to ensure effective implementation and voiced hopes that the project will be expanded, particularly in areas vulnerable to flooding and saltwater intrusion.

Can Tho proposed broadening cooperation with Canada and UNDP in education, postgraduate training, information technology and cybersecurity, renewable energy, wastewater treatment, processing industries, logistics, and transport infrastructure development, while also seeking further initiatives related to climate change adaptation.

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A view of the meeting. (Photo: VNA)

Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Nickel James Stafford underlined that Vietnam and Canada have enjoyed over five decades of bilateral relations, with Vietnam serving as Canada’s largest trading partner in ASEAN. He noted that while the Mekong Delta is a major hub for agricultural and aquatic products, it is also among the regions most heavily affected by climate change and sea-level rise, especially coastal communities.

The Ambassador welcomed the installation of seven hydro-meteorological stations providing early climate and hydrological warnings for coastal residents and commended the progress of other project activities. Canada, he said, is proud to cooperate with Can Tho on the smart coastal community climate adaptation initiative and hopes Canadian experts and scientists will continue contributing their expertise.

Can Tho currently hosts two Canadian-invested FDI projects worth a total of around 1.2 million USD; one ODA project valued at more than 4.2 million CAD (2.98 million USD); and one NGO-funded project worth 896,667 CAD, all underway.

During the first nine months of 2025, Can Tho’s exports to Canada reached 32.57 million USD, mainly comprising aquatic products, agricultural produce, processed foods, garments, pharmaceuticals and footwear. Imports totalled 2.52 million USD, largely made up of paper production materials./.

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