Canada to Recognize Palestinian State at UN in September 2025
- Publish date: Thursday، 31 July 2025 Reading time: 1 min read
PM Carney calls it a “necessary shift” to save the two-state solution.
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Canada just dropped a big foreign policy shift: Prime Minister Mark Carney says the country will officially recognise the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September 2025.
A Clear Break from the Past
Carney says the move is driven by Canada’s long-standing support for a two-state solution—but one that’s now slipping away fast.
“That possibility is being eroded before our eyes,” he said during a press conference in Ottawa.
He pointed to Israel’s actions in Gaza, settlement expansions in the West Bank, and the stalemate in peace negotiations as reasons why the usual wait-and-see approach is no longer working.
Following France’s Lead
Canada now joins France, whose President Emmanuel Macron also said his country will recognise a Palestinian state during the same UN session. The announcements have drawn sharp backlash from Israel and criticism from the U.S., but both countries are pushing forward.
“This is about keeping hope alive for peace,” Carney said.
Why It Matters
This is the first time Canada will officially support Palestinian statehood at the UN, marking a major change in its Middle East policy—and aligning it with a growing group of Western nations calling for a reset.