Today, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, announced that Canada will purchase a package of critical military capabilities sourced from the United States under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL), in partnership with other NATO Allies. Canada's contribution to this PURL package will be CAD $200 million.
This package is valued at approximately USD $500 million and includes capabilities that have been specifically identified by Ukraine as urgent requirements to support its defence against Russia's war.
Launched in August 2025, the PURL initiative addresses Ukraine's most urgent military needs by sourcing critical capabilities that the United States can provide in greater volumes than Europe and Canada alone, such as air defence, ammunition and other critical equipment. Canada welcomes this initiative, recognizes the collective Allied effort, and continues to carefully evaluate how to best support Ukraine's pressing defence requirements.
Today's announcement builds on Prime Minister Mark Carney's August announcement of Canada's full funding of an earlier PURL package, bringing the total of Canada's contribution to PURL to approximately CAD $892 million.
Canada has demonstrated its ongoing and steadfast support for Ukraine, committing over $6.5 billion in military assistance since February 2022. Canada remains fully committed to supporting Ukraine in the long term against Russia's aggression.
