Ottawa, July 17 -- Canada has signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, joining dozens of countries in a global framework aimed at strengthening international cooperation to investigate and combat cybercrime and other technology-enabled offences.

The convention, adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in December 2024 and opened for signature in October 2025, seeks to improve cross-border cooperation among law enforcement agencies in tackling cybercrime and transnational criminal activity.

Canada's government said the treaty would strengthen collaboration with international partners to investigate cyber-enabled crimes while upholding human rights, privacy and the rule of law.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said the ag...