Canada Pavilion at the Conference of the Parties (COPs)

The Canada Pavilion at the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings reflects Canada’s determination to advance ambitious climate action at all levels in this critical decade. The pavilion is a critical venue for Canada to:

• gather key partners and stakeholders from Canada and around the world
• advance global action on climate change, biodiversity loss and plastic pollution
• promote ambition, implementation, partnership, and advance new climate actions

The Pavilion reinforces Canada's commitment to climate action and illustrates partnerships with Indigenous Peoples, provinces and territories, workers, non-governmental organizations, cities, industry and the international community.

It embodies Canada's inclusive and collaborative approach to climate action, nature preservation and biodiversity conservation as well as tackling plastic pollution at home and abroad.  

The Pavilion also provides an opportunity to promote Canadian innovations including:

• clean technologies
• sustainable finance
• nature-based solutions

Our goal

Hosting a pavilion during COPs represents for Canada the opportunity to:

• showcase Canada’s domestic climate commitments and efforts of all actors
• amplify international partnerships and support for developing countries
• demonstrate leadership on signature international initiatives (Global Carbon Pricing Challenge, Powering Past Coal Alliance, Global Methane Pledge, Net-Zero Challenge, just to name a few.)
• build synergies to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and plastic pollution
• profile Canadian innovation in our clean tech and energy sectors
• promote Indigenous climate leadership
• promote the critical role of workers in implementing climate policies
• uphold Canadian human rights values (including but not limited to 2SLGBTQI+, people of colour, persons with disabilities, and gender inclusivity)

3 guiding pillars

Canada Pavilion at COP29

View the Canada Pavilion events schedule!

For the third year in a row, the Government of Canada is hosting a Canada Pavilion at the UN Climate Change Conference to showcase a whole-of-Canada approach to climate action on the world stage and serve as a hub for networking and stakeholder engagement.

Pavilion programming aligns closely with the thematic days established by the Azerbaijan Presidency, enabling Canada to showcase its perspectives and leadership on climate action and collaboration. Indigenous perspectives, gender equality, and youth empowerment will also be incorporated as overarching elements for all thematic days at the Canada Pavilion.

Environment and Climate Change Canada is working with GLOBE Series and Delphi to support the Canada Pavilion events program at COP29.

Learn more about the Canada Pavilion at COP29.

Canada Pavilion at COP28

The Canada Pavilion program at COP28 reflected the breadth of Canadian climate leadership and innovation by showcasing Canada’s whole-of-society approach and the commitments and efforts of all actors. 

Pavilion programming largely aligned with the United Arab Emirates Presidency’s thematic days to highlight critical areas for climate action and collaboration. It also featured an Indigenous Climate Leadership Day and ensured that diverse voices were reflected throughout the program.

Canada Pavilion at COP15

The Canada Pavilion hosted over 70 events at COP15. This provided an opportunity for partners and stakeholders to showcase Canadian efforts and leadership on biodiversity conservation. It also amplified the voices of underrepresented groups, particularly Indigenous peoples, women and youth.

The Pavilion drove ambitious outcomes on the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework and set the stage to implement the framework post-COP15.