Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting about 300 CEOs and senior executives from major investment firms at the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto, seeking to attract billions of dollars and reduce the country’s economic dependence on the United States. The firms collectively manage more than $120 trillion in assets. Carney is presenting Canada’s energy and critical-mineral resources, educated workforce, trade access to roughly 1.5 billion consumers and reputation for reliability as advantages amid a worsening trade dispute with Washington. Trade talks collapsed Aug. 21, followed by U.S. tariffs of 50% on about $20 billion in Canadian goods, Canadian retaliation, additional U.S. import bans and moves to exclude Canadian products from large, long-term government contracts. The summit is designed to connect global capital, including Canada’s large pension funds, with projects in critical minerals, technology, defense, advanced manufacturing and energy. A Canadian official said the most significant results are likely to emerge over the next 12 to 18 months rather than through immediate deals. Carney will then travel to Europe to address the European Parliament as Canada pursues a broader strategic partnership with the EU.