Greenland’s location above the Arctic Circle makes the world’s largest island a key part of security strategy. 80% of it lies above the Arctic Circle. It is home to about 56,000 people, mostly Inuit.
Canada’s indigenous governor general and its foreign minister intend to visit Greenland in early February, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney intends to participate in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen at the Canadian Embassy in Paris, France, on Tuesday, 6 January 2026.
The visit comes as U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his intentions for the U.S. to annex Greenland. It’s an Inuit self-governing territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Trump has also previously remarked about making Canada the U.S.’s 51st state.
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand & Governor General Mary Simon (of Inuk descent) are expected to shortly launch a consulate in Nuuk, Greenland.
The future of Greenland and Denmark is decided solely by the people of Denmark, said Carney while meeting with his Danish counterpart, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, at Canada’s embassy in Paris.
Anand posted a video of Carney meeting with Frederiksen on social media and said that she will be in Nuuk in the coming weeks to officially open Canada’s consulate. This is expected to mark a concrete step in strengthening our engagement in support of Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, which includes Greenland.
Simon became Canada’s first Indigenous governor general in 2021, and he previously served as Canada’s ambassador to Denmark. The Governor General is the representative of Britain’s King Charles III, who is the head of state in Canada, a member of the Commonwealth of former colonies.
The Prime Minister has requested that the Governor General visit the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenland. Our 2 nations shared a 3,000 km (1,864 miles) maritime border as well as deep historical and cultural connections between Inuit communities, Simon’s office said in an email.
