The trip is part of a broader cooperation programme between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Government of Canada, facilitated by the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Canada’s Technical Assistance Partnership - Expert Deployment Mechanism project. Both sides acknowledged that while the histories and development processes of Vietnamese ethnic minorities and Canadian indigenous people differ, their policy and law-making efforts share a common goal: ensuring the livelihoods of these communities and enforcing laws that support them. The project is a global initiative focused on ethnic minorities and forestry policies. It is Canada’s second project dedicated to Vietnam, aiming to enhance the capacity of Vietnamese agencies, specifically the Council of Ethnic Affairs. Its goal is to develop policies that ensure the livelihoods of ethnic communities living in and relying on forests, while simultaneously protecting and sustainably developing forest resources and land./.