Rapporteur on Erasmus+ expects Canada to conclude association agreement at the end of 2027

The MEP responsible for drafting the Parliament's position on the Erasmus+ programme for 2028-2034 has said he expected an association agreement with Canada to be concluded "within about a dozen months or more".

Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, a centre-right Polish MEP, said on 21/10/2026: "Accepting Canada at the end of next year and having such an association would mean that Canadian students could come to Europe and European students could go to Canada in the next financial framework already."

According to him, this agreement would be similar to the one between the EU and the United Kingdom.

"Personally, I am waiting for midterms in the US in two weeks. This coming closer between Canada and Europe is partly a consequence of the activities of President Trump. Canada, looking for new markets…