Kazakhstan Offers Canada a $255 Million Export Package
On 16 September 2026, the trade ministers of Kazakhstan and Canada discussed a list of potential exports across 45 product categories and a joint economic action plan in a phone call.
Kazakhstan has moved to expand trade ties with Canada. On 16 September 2026, Kazakhstan's Minister of Trade and Integration Arman Shakkaliyev held a phone conversation with Canada's Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu.
What was discussed
Kazakhstan proposed a list of potential exports to Canada spanning 45 product categories worth about $255 million. The two sides agreed to develop a joint economic action plan — trade facilitation, investment attraction, and sectoral projects.
The sectors discussed included critical minerals and mining, nuclear energy, aerospace, agriculture, transport, and information and communications technologies (ICT).
We have prepared a list of potential Kazakh export goods across 45 product categories worth about $255 million. We are ready to work with the Canadian side to identify specific mechanisms for promoting these products in the Canadian market.
— Arman Shakkaliyev, Minister of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan
Bilateral trade
Total bilateral merchandise trade in 2025 was $727.9 million, up 53.2% year-on-year versus 2024 (per both the Astana Times and the Government of Canada readout). More than 160 joint ventures with Canadian capital currently operate in Kazakhstan.
Diversification context
According to the Astana Times, Kazakhstan is diversifying export routes away from the Russia-dependent CPC pipeline, which carried about 88% of its 2025 crude exports.
The country's National Fund took in 3.21 trillion tenge (about $7.1 billion) in the first half of 2026, with investment income (43.7% of inflows) nearly matching oil-sector taxes (55.6%).
By the numbers
- Export package: about $255 million
- Product categories: 45
- 2025 bilateral trade: $727.9 million
- Year-on-year growth: +53.2%
- Joint ventures: 160+
- National Fund inflows (H1 2026): 3.21 trillion tenge (about $7.1 billion)
- Investment income share: 43.7%
- Oil-sector tax share: 55.6%
- CPC pipeline share (2025 crude exports): about 88%
