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2025 G7 Kananaskis Summit Interim Compliance Report
18 June 2025 to 28 December 2025
Petrina van Nieuwstadt and Ilya Goheen
and the G7 Research Group
12 March 2026
The 2025 G7 Kananaskis Summit Interim Compliance Report reviews progress made on 20 selected commitments made by G7 leaders at the 2025 Kananaskis Summit hosted by Canada on 15-17 June 2025. It covers actions taken by G7 members between 18 June 2025 to 28 December 2025 only (see Table A). A report covering the full period between the 2025 and 2026 summits will be released just before the leaders meet in Evian, France, in June 2026. The preface and summary of the findings are listed below, with rankings by country and by issue.
Download the full 444-page report here.
The report contains the following sections, which can be downloaded separately:
This compliance report begins with the 2025 Kananaskis Summit hosted by Canada on 15-17 June 2025. It assesses actions taken by the G7 members to fulfil 20 priority commitments of the 148 commitments made at Kananaskis during the period of 18 June 2025 to 28 December 2025.
To conduct these assessments, researchers rely on publicly available information, documentation and media reports of actions taken beginning the day after the release of the Apulia G7 Leaders’ Communiqué.
The G7 Research Group has been producing annual compliance reports since 1996. It began publishing interim reports in 2002 to assess progress at the time of the transition from the outgoing G7 presidency to the incoming presidency each 1 January. These reports are offered to the general public and to policy makers, academics, civil society, the media and interested citizens around the world in an effort to make the work of the G7 more transparent and accessible, and to provide scientific data to enable meaningful analysis of the impact of this unique informal international institution.
Based at the University of Toronto and founded in 1987, the G7 Research Group strives to be the leading independent source of information and analysis on the institutions, performance, issues and participants of the G7 summit and system of global governance. It is a global network of scholars, students and professionals. The group oversees the G7 Information Centre, which publishes freely available research on the G7 as well as official documents issued by the G7.
This report is produced entirely on a voluntary basis. It receives no direct financial support from any source. It comes from a process entirely insulated from the other major activities of the G7 Research Group, such as its pre-summit conferences sponsored by various institutions or the “background books” produced GT Media.
To ensure the accuracy, comprehensiveness and integrity of these reports, comments and suggestions are always welcome. Indeed, this is a living document, and the scores can be recalibrated if new material becomes available. All feedback remains anonymous and is never attributed. Responsibility for this report’s contents lies exclusively with the report’s authors and the analysts of the G7 Research Group.
The work of the G7 Research Group would not be possible without the steadfast dedication of many people around the world. This report is the product of a team of energetic and hard-working analysts led by Petrina van Nieuwstadt and Ilya Goheen, co-chairs of summit studies, Anali Arambula Galindo, Eliana Tiritilli, Ridhima Sinha, Jennifer Lee, and Nell Sykes, the editors, and their team of compliance directors, lead analysts and analysts. It would also not be possible without the efforts of Professor John Kirton, director of the G7 Research Group, Brittaney Warren, director of compliance studies, Dr. Ella Kokotsis, director of accountability, and Madeline Koch, executive director. We are also indebted to the many people who provide feedback on our drafts, whose comments are always carefully considered in the published report.
The G7 Research Group’s Interim Compliance Report on the 2025 Kananaskis Summit assesses the compliance of the G7 members with 20 priority commitments selected from the total of 148 made at the Kananaskis Summit on 15-17 June 2025. It evaluates members’ implementing actions taken only between 17 June 2024 and 28 December 2025 and offers a snapshot of progress as the presidency shifts from Canada for 2025 to France for 2026. A final compliance report will cover the full period between the Kananaskis Summit and the Evian Summit and will be released in early June 2026 just before the leaders meet.
This selection of commitments reflects the breadth and focus of the Kananaskis Summit’s agenda, including a heavy focus on emerging AI and quantum issues, critical minerals extraction commitments and the first wildfire communique amidst the extreme weather crisis. The 2025 agenda also included the usual issues addressed by the G7 as well as regional security concerns regarding the conflict in Ukraine and instability in the Middle East. Notably, clean energy commitments were omitted from this year’s documents.
Table A lists the 20 Kananaskis commitments selected for monitoring.
The previous compliance reports are available for review here.
Compliance is measured on a three-point scientific scale. A score of +1 (100%) indicates full compliance with a commitment, a score of 0 (50%) indicates partial compliance or a work in progress, and a score of −1 (0%) indicates non-compliance or a failure to comply or action taken that is counter to the commitment.
For the period of 17 June 2025 to 28 December 2025, average compliance for the 20 commitments assessed is +0.50 (75%). This compliance score is lower than previous recent interim scores for the 2024 Apulia summit, which had a score of +0.77 (88%), the 2023 Hiroshima Summit, which had a score of +0.81 (90%), as well as the interim scores for 2022 Elmau and 2021 Cornwall summits, which both had a score of +0.70 (85%).
Table B contains the full breakdown of all the interim compliance scores by issue and by member for the 2025 Kananaskis Summit.
The 2025 host Canada and the European Union ranked first with an average interim compliance score of +0.85 (93%), followed by the United Kingdom at +0.75 (88%). These members were followed by the United States at +0.50 (75%), Germany and Italy at +0.30 (65%), Japan with +0.25 (63%) and the 2026 host France with +0.20 (60%). See Table C.
These interim results from the 2025 Kananaskis Summit show a difference of 0.65 between the highest and lowest scoring members.
Of the 20 commitments assessed, one commitment on quantum investment and commercialization had an interim compliance score of +1.00 (100%); five had interim compliance scores of +0.88 (94%): one on biodiversity, one on addressing the digital divide, one on infrastructure, one on border management and one on regional security in the Middle East. The commitment with the lowest score was on standards-based critical minerals markets; it had interim compliance below 50% with −0.50 (25%). See Table D.
The information contained within this report provides G7 members and other stakeholders with an indication of the G7 members’ compliance with 20 commitments for the period beginning immediately after the 2025 Kananaskis Summit on 18 June 2025 until 28 December 2025. A report covering the full period between the 2025 Kananaskis and 2026 Evian summits will be released in early June 2026. As with previous compliance reports, this report has been produced as an invitation for others to provide additional or more complete information on G7 members’ compliance. Comments are always welcomed and would be considered as part of an analytical reassessment. Please send your feedback to g7@utoronto.ca.
| Commitment | |
| 1 | We, the leaders of the G7, reiterate our commitment to peace and stability in the Middle East. (2025-1) |
| 2 | G7 Leaders are resolute in exploring all options to maximize pressure on Russia, including financial sanctions. (2025-135) |
| 3 | And we will work with emerging market and developing country partners to close digital divides, in line with the United Nations Global Digital Compact. (2025-6) |
| 4 | Sustain investments in AI [artificial intelligence] adoption programs for SMEs [small and medium-sized enterprises], including supporting access to compute and digital infrastructure. (2025-13) |
| 5 | Promote public and private investment in quantum science and technology R&D [research and development], responsible innovation and commercialization. (2025-57) |
| 6 | Promote the timely adoption of quantum-resilient security measures and solutions for protecting data and communications networks. (2025-67) |
| 7 | Support initiatives, exchange best practices and promote workforce development policies for all, including women as well as communities left behind by globalization, to equip individuals with the skills needed for new jobs in the quantum sector. These include apprenticeships; science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and computer science education; and mentorship. (2025-61) |
| 8 | [We will] … adopt AI to help build secure, resilient, and affordable energy systems and supply chains. (2025-23) |
| 9 | Implementing mitigation and adaptation actions, grounded in scientific research and local knowledge, that reduce the risk of extreme wildfires, … adopting fire risk reduction measures around communities, buildings, and infrastructure. (2025-97) |
| 10 | Building our shared capacity to mitigate and respond to the impacts of wildfire exposure on human health and well-being. (2025-101) |
| 11 | Taking actions that support biological diversity and restore nature (2025-105) |
| 12 | We will align with commitments to halt and reverse deforestation and forest and land degradation by 2030 globally. (2025-111) |
| 13 | We will continue to support the development of responsible critical minerals projects through direct partnerships with each other and by promoting private sector investment. (2025-79) |
| 14 | We will support countries facing debt challenges including near-term liquidity challenges. (2025-90) |
| 15 | We are determined to enhance border management and enforcement. (2025-114) |
| 16 | [We are determined to] … dismantle the transnational organized crime groups profiting from both migrant smuggling and human trafficking. (2025-115) |
| 17 | Building on the 2018 Charlevoix commitment on defending democracy from foreign threats, and these recommendations, we, the Leaders of the G7, commit to foster a common understanding of TNR [transnational repression], raise awareness, and promote accountability to increase the costs for those who engage in acts of TNR. (2025-124) |
| 18 | Support those who may be targets of TNR as well as members of civil society who are actively working to counter the threat, including through initiatives like the Canada-UK Common Good Cyber Fund, and by acting in solidarity with other states affected by TNR. (2025-128) |
| 19 | We will develop a roadmap to promote standards-based markets for critical minerals, in collaboration with industry, international organizations, resource producing nations, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, unions, and civil society. The roadmap will establish a set of criteria that constitute a minimum threshold for standards-based markets, strengthening traceability as a necessary measure. As part of these efforts, we will evaluate potential market impacts. (2025-75) |
| 20 | We will continue to work with emerging market and developing country partners to develop quality infrastructure, such as economic corridors. (2025-77) |
* For the full list of commitments, please contact the G7 Research Group at g7@utoronto.ca.
| Commitment: | Canada | France | Germany | Italy | Japan | United Kingdom | United States | European Union | Average | ||
| 1 | Regional Security: Peace in the Middle East | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | 0 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +0.88 | 94% |
| 2 | Regional Security: Pressure on Russia | +1 | 0 | +1 | +1 | 0 | +1 | −1 | +1 | +0.50 | 75% |
| 3 | Digital Economy: Digital Divides | +1 | +1 | 0 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +0.88 | 94% |
| 4 | Digital Economy: Artificial Intelligence for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises | +1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | +1 | +0.50 | 75% |
| 5 | Digital Economy: Quantum Investment and Commercialization | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1.00 | 100% |
| 6 | Digital Economy: Data and Communications Security | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | +0.25 | 63% |
| 7 | Digital Economy: Workforce Development for Women and Underrepresented Communities | +1 | +1 | +1 | 0 | +1 | +1 | 0 | +1 | +0.75 | 88% |
| 8 | Digital Economy: AI-Enhanced Energy Supply Chains | +1 | 0 | +1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1 | +0.63 | 81% |
| 9 | Environment: Wildfire Mitigation and Adaptation | +1 | 0 | −1 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.00 | 50% |
| 10 | Health: Wildfire Impacts on Human Health | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | +1 | +0.38 | 69% |
| 11 | Climate: Biodiversity | +1 | 0 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +0.88 | 94% |
| 12 | Deforestation and Land Loss | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | +1 | +0.38 | 69% |
| 13 | Development: Critical Minerals Project | +1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +0.63 | 81% |
| 14 | Development: Debt | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | −1 | 0 | +0.13 | 56% |
| 15 | Migration and Refugees: Border Management | +1 | +1 | +1 | 0 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +0.88 | 94% |
| 16 | Migration and Refugees: Transnational Crime | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +0.50 | 75% |
| 17 | Democracy: Common Understanding of Transnational Repression | +1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | 0 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +0.13 | 56% |
| 18 | Democracy: Combating Transnational Repression | +1 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +0.38 | 69% |
| 19 | Trade: Standards-Based Critical Minerals Market | 0 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.50 | 25% |
| 20 | Infrastructure: Quality Infrastructure | +1 | +1 | +1 | 0 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +0.88 | 94% |
| 2025 Interim Compliance Average | +0.85 | +0.85 | +0.20 | +0.30 | +0.30 | +0.25 | +0.75 | +0.50 | +0.85 | +0.50 | |
| 93% | 60% | 65% | 65% | 63% | 88% | 75% | 93% | ||||
| Rank | Member | Compliance | |
| 1 | Canada | +0.85 | 93% |
| European Union | |||
| 3 | United Kingdom | +0.75 | 88% |
| 4 | United States | +0.50 | 75% |
| 5 | Germany | +0.30 | 65% |
| Italy | |||
| 7 | Japan | +0.25 | 63% |
| 8 | France | +0.20 | 60% |
| Rank | Commitment | Compliance | |
| 1 | Digital Economy: Quantum Investment and Commercialization | +1.00 | 100% |
| 2 | Climate: Biodiversity | +0.88 | 94% |
| Digital Economy: Digital Divides | |||
| Infrastructure: Quality Infrastructure | |||
| Migrations and Refugees: Border Management | |||
| Regional Security: Peace in the Middle East | |||
| 7 | Digital Economy: Workforce Development for Women and Underrepresented Communities | +0.75 | 88% |
| 8 | Development: Critical Minerals Project | +0.63 | 81% |
| Digital Economy: AI Enhanced Energy Supply Chains | |||
| 10 | Digital Economy: Artificial Intelligence for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises | +0.50 | 75% |
| Migration and Refugees: Transnational Crime | |||
| Regional Security: Pressure on Russia | |||
| 13 | Climate: Deforestation and Land Loss | +0.38 | 69% |
| Democracy: Combatting Transnational Repression | |||
| Health: Wildfire Impacts on Human Health | |||
| 16 | Digital Economy: Data and Communications Security | +0.25 | 63% |
| 17 | Development: Debt | +0.13 | 56% |
| Democracy: Common Understanding of Transnational Repression | |||
| 19 | Environment: Wildfire Mitigation and Adaptation | 0.00 | 50% |
| 20 | Trade: Standards-Based Critical Minerals Market | −0.50 | 25% |
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