Investment and Business insights: Canada and Poland
Explore the world of business developments between Canada and Poland. This page focuses on Canadian companies thriving in the Polish market, and presents how their strategic partnerships and connections in Poland have helped them thrive and help further establish the Poland Canada axis as a growing and mutually beneficial relationship.
Poland's mining industry, Canada's playing field
Poland’s consistent economic growth over the last 25 years has made it one of the EU’s success stories and created opportunities for business expansion.
With the ongoing energy transition, demand for the country’s immense reserves of raw metals has attracted international investment, and placed Poland at the forefront of this industry in Europe.
For readers, the significance of this lies in how international investment, such as Lumina Metals, reflects how this Canadian company has supported Polish resource security, created new jobs and sustained further growth along the developing Polish-Canadian axis. Both local government, and CEO Pandoff have emphasised how the project is “an important investment for the local economy” and will put Poland “front and center” in future EU minerals production.
The company’s intended partnership with Poland’s KGHM bodes well for the future and further reflects the mutual benefits of cooperation between Polish and Canadian businesses.
Its planned dual listing in the Toronto and Warsaw stock exchanges, will not only allow it the project to overcome the high barriers to investment due to taxes on copper extraction, but also highlight the growing economic link between the two countries.
This project reflects the greater narrative of how expanding Polish business, and Canadian investment in Poland, not only solidifies the Poland-Canada relationship but also supports long term Polish economic growth whilst creating greater stability within NATO and the Canadian-EU community.
Next stop: hydrogen power
Ballard Power Systems’ growing influence in Poland illustrates how the Canada-Poland relationship is moving into strategic clean energy cooperation.
The hydrogen fuel cell production company from Burnaby has already been successful in the Polish market, and accelerated the Poland move away from fossil-fuel-based transportation.
Despite not yet having their own facilities in Poland, their systems are already being used in buses in Poland, including Polish-based Nesobus.
This emerging Polish manufacturer, whose expected production capacity is 100 buses per year, points towards the potential of Canadian hydrogen technology in Poland’s growing zero-emission efforts. The implementation of 5 out of an expected 26 buses in Chełm is already putting Canadian fuel cell systems on Polish roads, turning bilateral cooperation into infrastructure contributing to Poland’s climate efforts.
Most significantly, Ballard’s partnership with Polish manufacturer Solaris underscores how the clean technology relationship has moved beyond market entry into deployments. This strategic partnership has led to 25 Ballard-powered buses operating in Poznan and an additional 8 between Tychy and Katowice. Moreover, the announcement of Ballard’s next generation Gen2 motor has led to new agreements with Solaris, which will scale the use of Canadian power systems throughout Poland in the coming years.
Collectively, the deployments of Ballard systems underscore how Canadian investment in Poland is helping translate its clean-energy technology into infrastructure, reflecting the deepening of the Poland-Canada axis through the shared development of clean energy technology.
Canada taking Poland higher
The decision by Poland’s national carrier, LOT, to order 40 Airbus A220s marks more than a major purchase but highlights how Polish investment is supporting Canadian innovation and strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries.
By choosing aircraft built in Canada, the Polish airline is not just modernising its fleet from its previous contract with Embraer but also directing capital towards the Canadian manufacturing ecosystem.
The A220, assembled in Quebec, embodies Canadian aerospace manufacturing, with all parts sourced from a local supply chain.
This aircraft, one of the most fuel efficient ever made, also highlights Polish efforts to invest in more sustainable technology. It also reflects how Canadian innovation, which continues to establish its position at the forefront of the aerospace industry, provides advanced global sustainability solutions.
Beyond the immediate purchase, the deal also includes the option of extending the purchase of a further 44 aircraft in the coming years, underscoring how the success of the Poland-Canada relationship is set to continue scaling in years to come.
This demonstrates how bilateral relations are moving beyond trade and diplomacy into concrete investment in Canadian made products, supply chains and skilled employment. Moreover, it also reflects continued Canadian efforts to diversify trade, and their increasing role in the EU.
Taken together, the purchase of the A220’s is a clear example of how Polish investment can contribute to Canadian manufacturing and how cooperation between the two countries continues to deepen and create mutual economic and strategic benefits.
Poland digs deep in Canada
The Victoria mine, located outside of Sudbury in Northern Ontario, has been a long-term collaborative project between Polish mining giants KGHM, and the Ontarian community. With negotiations commencing in 2015, this project has been in the works for over a decade and is now beginning implementation.
The Sudbury Basin, known as the nickel capital of the world, is on Indigenous land of the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek people which exposed KGHM to working with the Canadian Indigenous community, emphasising the importance of their role in protecting local lands and water.
Recent agreements made, at the end of 2025 between CEO Marek Bednarz and the local community, marks a breakthrough in negotiations with development of the mine being allowed to go forward, which “strengthens the position of KGHM Group as global player”. The success of these negotiations marks a new and unique interaction between Polish and Canadian groups, highlighting a new dimension which the Canada Poland axis is taking on.
With KGHM’s promise to keep all processing of the metals within Ontario, and their success in negotiations with the community, all signs point to a bright future for KGHM in Canada, laying the groundwork for future Polish investment in the region. Both sides have been able to find points of synergy and will mutually benefit from the construction of the copper and nickel mine that will provide the local community with financial stability, careers and economic growth.
This mine serves as a key example of the growing importance of the Poland-Canada axis, which has demonstrated how closer cooperation delivers mutual benefits from an economic and cultural perspective and further reinforces the broader strategic alignment between the two countries which continues to take on a bigger role globally.
Critical Canadian minerals for Poland?
Poland and Canada’s strategic partnership is increasingly translating into tangible investments that benefit both countries.
Talks held in Warsaw on February 19 highlighted the growing importance of critical minerals, with crude oil, natural gas and copper identified as key sectors for the development of joint supply chains supporting Polish companies in Canada and Canadian companies in Poland.
This cooperation is already taking shape through projects such as KGHM’s mines in British Columbia and Ontario, alongside Lumina Metals’ investment in western Poland.
These initiatives demonstrate that the Poland–Canada partnership is evolving beyond political alignment into a practical framework for industrial cooperation and innovation, particularly in support of the global energy transition.
The timing of these developments is significant. As Europe strengthens ties with Canada in the critical materials sector, reflected in the EIB-Canada letter of intent signed at PDAC in Toronto in early 2026, Poland is emerging as a natural European partner thanks to its existing investments, supply chains and experience in bilateral cooperation.
Poland's Canadian Transition?
As Poland moves away from coal, small modular reactors are not only crucial to Poland’s energy transition, but also a new area of strategic alignment in the Canada-Poland relationship.
Canada’s nuclear expertise, paired with its domestic success in SMR development, position it well to support Poland’s push for lower-emission energy sources.
The LOI signed last year between Polish OSGE and Ontario Power Generation, and the further strengthening of nuclear ties earlier this year, suggest that Canadian businesses have an early foothold in Poland’s SMR transition.
More significantly, Canadian involvement in the process would not be limited to a single transaction but would extend from project development to operations and servicing, resulting in longer-term bilateral cooperation.
The significance of this initiative goes beyond a singular energy project. For Canada, success in Poland will strengthen its position as a global exporter of nuclear technology, beyond its domestic success. For Poland, SMR’s offer a path towards more diversified and scalable energy sources, while reducing its traditional reliance on fossil fuels and boosting its energy security.
Plans to implement SMR’s across numerous locations in Poland suggests that this isn’t an isolated project but a national energy transition where Canadian companies can become crucial long-term partners.
Timing remains key as Canadian SMR projects remain in early stages, and it is unclear how quickly they can be deployed across Poland. If successful, the outcome would carry significance beyond mutual industrial cooperation and highlight how SMR’s can serve as a global model with Canada at the forefront of shaping the next generation of energy systems.
Taken together, Poland’s turn to SMR energy highlights not only a national energy transition but also the growing importance of the Poland-Canada relationship in shaping the next generation of energy production sources.
Canadian winds of change in Poland
Polish investment in its coastal region - as reflected in its efforts to diversify its energy production - has been spearheaded by international companies and is advancing at unprecedented rates. With the Northland Power “Baltic Power” project, Canadian renewable energy companies have a chance to continue contributing to the Polish aim of 5.9GW of offshore wind powered energy by 2030. This project - with a commercial operation date set to occur this year - would have an expected capacity of 1.14GW upon its completion.
With the turbines being constructed in the shipyards of Gdańsk, Canadian commitment to the offshore wind supply chain cannot be understated. Set to renewably power 1.5 million households, and sourcing production locally, Canadian businesses continue to contribute to the Polish market through supply chain, jobs and clean power production.
By partnering with Polish powerhouse PKN Orlen and investing approximately CAD $100 million into the project, this joint development reflects the success of transatlantic collaboration. However, other firms like Poland’s PGE and Danish global energy leader Ørsted have also recently entered the market, competing with Canadian firms in Polish renewable energy production. Their project, “Baltica 2”, is set to outdo the capacity of the Canadians, with a capacity of 1.5GW and significantly contribute to their wind power production.
The Danish and Norwegian led project, paired with the successes of Northland Power in the Baltic, should be a call to Canadian firms to extend their investment in the Polish renewable energy transition and establish their place at the forefront of the movement.
Taken together, these developments highlight not only Poland’s advances in the offshore wind sector but also the increasing cooperation and economic growth along the Poland-Canada axis, where Canadian companies can continue to drive the next phase of the Polish energy transition.
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