# EU prepared to make Canada an ‘associate member’ — but what would that mean?

https://mins.news/en/video/60986

- Global News, 2026-09-16 13:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RYv3G7wwhQ

> Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting Europe on Wednesday, including the European Parliament in Strasbourg and a meeting with new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Liverpool. European leaders are preparing to offer Canada a new special status as an “Associate Member of the European Union,” though its precise meaning remains unclear.

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