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Canada and Germany sign AI joint declaration and launch Sovereign Technology Alliance

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Saturday at 12:35pm AST · February 14, 2026 4 min read

MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 14, 2026 /CNW/ – Today, the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, and Karsten Wildberger, Germany’s Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernization, signed the Joint Declaration of Intent on Artificial Intelligence on the margins of the Munich Security Conference. The ministers also announced the launch of a new Sovereign Technology Alliance to strengthen cooperation among trusted partners on advanced technologies.

Building on the Canada–Germany Digital Alliance announced in December 2025, the declaration of intent creates a practical framework to expand bilateral cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI). It reflects both countries’ shared commitment to advancing secure, resilient and sovereign AI capabilities in a rapidly evolving global landscape.

Cooperation under the joint declaration of intent will focus on expanding secure compute infrastructure, accelerating AI research and commercialization, and strengthening talent development to address critical skills gaps. Together, these efforts will support researchers, startups and industries in both countries to scale innovation and compete globally.

Through the Sovereign Technology Alliance, Canada and Germany will deepen coordination with trusted partners to strengthen sovereign AI capacity and reduce strategic technology dependencies. The Alliance is designed as a platform for practical cooperation on advanced technologies, with a focus on delivering real capability and shared economic benefit.

The ministers also discussed opportunities to collaborate with leading research organizations advancing safe-by-design AI systems, including Canada’s LawZero, founded by Turing Prize winner Professor Yoshua Bengio. The joint declaration of intent identifies this work as a potential area for future cooperation.

The joint declaration of intent and the launch of the Sovereign Technology Alliance reflect Canada and Germany’s shared view that advanced technologies are central to economic security, competitiveness and democratic resilience. By working more closely together, both countries aim to strengthen sovereign capabilities, reduce strategic dependencies and help shape global standards for emerging technologies.

Quotes

“Artificial intelligence is becoming foundational to economic strength and national security. At a moment of rapid technological change, Canada and Germany are choosing to build. Through our strengthened AI partnership and the launch of the Sovereign Technology Alliance, we are expanding secure compute capacity, investing in resilient infrastructure, supporting our innovators and reducing strategic technology dependencies. This is about delivering practical results for our economies and our citizens.”

– The Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

“Today’s Joint Declaration of intent moves the German-Canadian Digital Alliance from vision to implementation. Germany and Canada are united in our belief that responsible AI development and resilient digital ecosystems are critical to long-term economic strength. By deepening cooperation on AI security, compute capacity, and innovation, we are strengthening our technological sovereignty and expanding opportunities for our companies.”

– Karsten Wildberger, Germany’s Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernization

Quick facts

  • The Canada–Germany Digital Alliance was announced in a joint statement on December 8, 2025.
  • Canada and Germany are exchanging on their national AI strategies and digital policies through events like the Canada–Germany AI Ecosystem Symposium and ministerial dialogues fostering cooperation on compute capacity, talent and industrial application.
  • Germany is Canada’s largest trading partner in the European Union, and both countries leverage the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement to reduce barriers and expand digital trade.
  • This joint declaration of intent is the latest in a series of bilateral AI initiatives Canada is pursuing with a variety of partners, forging new links to pool our common AI strengths.
  • LawZero is a Canadian nonprofit corporation incubated within the Quebec AI institute Mila and incorporated in May 2025.

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