Catherine McKenna and her fellow ministers are spending next three days looking for common ground on key issues ahead of main summit scheduled to start on Nov. 30.
Developing countries closed ranks at weeklong talks ending Friday in Bonn and called on wealthy nations to make firm financial commitments to help them fight and adapt to climate change
Thirty world leaders hammer out their vision for a successful Paris agreement - including a poverty-free new economy and international action - but Canada remains out for the count.