Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada is set to become a major energy supplier for Japan and South Korea.
She is visiting both countries this week, and says there is an appetite for liquefied natural gas from Canada, beyond a looming megaproject.
A major export terminal is set to open in 2025 in Kitimat, B.C., with Japanese and Korean companies holding a 20 percent stake.
Joly says projects like this will help Canada shore up energy security in the region, where China and Russia have been growing more assertive.
She says a series of missiles that North Korea launched over Japan this month loomed large in her talks with local officials.
The ongoing trip is meant to build on close ties with allies, ahead of an Indo-Pacific strategy that should outline Ottawa’s approach to dealing with China.
