Natural Resources Canada said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson concluded a London visit on October 21 during London Metal Exchange Week. According to the department, Hodgson met U.K. officials, including Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh, to discuss bilateral cooperation, increased trade and investment in energy and natural resources.

Hodgson also met representatives of Anglo American, Masdar and Teck Resources about commercial opportunities and diversifying mineral supply chains. In a discussion with Teck Resources president and CEO Jonathan Price, he addressed the need to diversify sources of critical minerals; he also spoke about Canada’s energy and mining policy agenda at the Financial Times Energy Transition Summit. The department said the Critical Minerals Resilience and Production Alliance had catalyzed 69 new deals unlocking C$19.2 billion in capital investment. That figure is background to the announcement and does not mean new investments were signed during the London meetings.

The department describes the United Kingdom as Canada’s largest European trade and investment partner and its third-largest individual trading partner. Bilateral trade in goods and services totalled C$85 billion in 2025, while Canadian energy trade with the U.K. reached C$1.8 billion, up 24.8% from 2024. Canadian exports of minerals, metals and related products reached C$40.8 billion in 2025, an increase of nearly 77%. These are historical figures cited by the department, not targets for future trade or investment resulting from the meetings.

The visit reflects Canada’s effort to diversify markets for its energy and mining products and strengthen critical-mineral supply with trusted partners. The release records meetings and areas for cooperation; it does not announce a specific new company investment, deal value or production schedule. The department said work to identify investment and collaboration opportunities through the Canada–U.K. Critical Minerals Dialogue would continue.