“Canada is the greatest nation on Earth. I am proud to celebrate our country alongside the tens of millions of people who call this beautiful, welcoming and ambitious land home.
“Canada is facing tremendous challenges from both within and abroad, in a world where old friendships are being tested and new conflicts are emerging. As our national anthem reminds us, it is more critical than ever that we stand on guard for Canada against those who would divide us.
“British Columbia is a loyal member of Team Canada. That is why we are working with the Government of Canada to deliver on nation-building projects that will create tens of thousands of good-paying jobs, bringing even more prosperity to people across this great country.
“Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples who have called this land home for thousands of years is foundational to realizing Canada’s full potential.
“Let us celebrate this Canada Day steadfast in our determination to build on the efforts of the generations before us.
“Our country is the greatest nation in the world because of the great people that call it home – so thank you, proud Canadians, and happy Canada Day.”
Statement from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Canada Day 2026:
“Today, we celebrate each other. We are a nation of kind, compassionate, hardworking people, as remarkable and diverse as the places we call home all across Canada. Ours is a country that spans three oceans, six time zones, and ten million square kilometres of breathtaking landscape, built and bound by a great conviction: that we are strongest when we are united.
That conviction was declared at our Confederation in 1867 – a founding bet that together we could build something greater than the sum of our parts. It was laid down in steel in 1885, when a national railway linked east to west. And it crossed a continent again in 1962, when the Trans-Canada Highway opened, connecting communities from St. John’s to Victoria.
Canadians have never just imagined a stronger, more united country. We’ve picked up our tools and built one.
At this decisive moment, we are choosing to build big once again – with Canadian workers, Canadian materials, and Canadian values. Choosing Canadian produce. Rediscovering our own country, from the Cabot Trail to the Columbia Icefield, from the Bay of Fundy to the northern lights. Small acts of solidarity, repeated millions of times, proving that together we can give ourselves far more than anyone could ever take away.
There will always be forces that want to divide us. They forget this country’s founding insight: that unity is not uniformity, that our differences are strengths to nurture rather than risks to manage, and that our values serve as an unshakeable foundation.
When we show kindness, kindness grows. When we seek unity, unity grows. When we are Canadian, Canada grows. Happy Canada Day.”
