It is in this context of strengthened cooperation that visits have been made by the Prime Minister of Canada to France, in April 2018, and the President of the French Republic to Canada, in June 2018. These two visits made it possible to conclude:
In the area of defence, Canada and France have decided to hold a Franco-Canadian Defence Cooperation Council meeting, at ministerial level, by the end of 2018.
With a wish to expand bilateral ties and maintain this focus at the highest political level, Canada and France are committed to setting up a Franco-Canadian Council of Ministers, around the President of the French Republic and the Prime Minister of Canada. The Council of Ministers will meet every two years to report on this strengthened cooperation and to develop joint action.