Canada entered early-stage negotiations on September 16, 2026, to join the European Union's Erasmus+ student exchange programme and potentially Horizon Europe research funding, as part of talks toward an 'associate membership' status with the EU short of full accession.
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Canada is in early talks to join Erasmus+ and possibly Horizon Europe, as Ottawa and Brussels weigh an unprecedented "associate membership" of the EU short of full accession.
Ottawa and Brussels are in talks for Canada to join the Erasmus+ exchange programme, which would let students from both sides study at each other's universities. Via Euronews: Canada in talks to join EU's Erasmus+ exchanges programme www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Canada is in early talks to join the EU’s Erasmus+ student exchange programme as part of a new cooperation framework short of full EU membership. Source: Euronews