Canada’s strategy on the Ukraine crisis in 2022–2025

The article explores Canada’s approach to the Ukraine crisis from 2022 to 2025 and focuses on three spheres: military, economic, and humanitarian support. On the basis of wide range of Canadian and other official sources, datasets, polls, and expert assessments, the research considers domestic and foreign policy factors guiding Canada’s strategy. The study leads to the observation that Canada’s politicians and experts do not single out its approach to Ukraine and the Ukraine crisis as a separate foreign and defence policy dimension. Rather, they view it as a part of Euro–Atlantic policy direction through the prism of ensuring European and Euro–Atlantic security, in the framework of cooperation with NATO allies and in the context of response to the “Russian threat”. in the Canadian political lexicon, the crisis itself is labeled as “Canada’s response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine”. The article concludes that from 2022 to 2025 Ottawa’s response to the Ukraine crisis has evolved from an immediate response to the escalation of the crisis to a long–term commitment to support Ukraine, despite the limited financial and military resources at Canada’s disposal. It is also concluded that Canada is adapting its future strategy in response to declining U.S. support of Ukraine in 2025 and is moving toward stronger ties and consolidated positions with the European allies.