Carney had already said in late July he would do so as many Western countries are increasingly dismayed by the intensifying war in Gaza.
More than 145 countries already recognize a Palestinian state, including more than a dozen in Europe.
Carney has previously said Canada is working with other states “to preserve the possibility of a two-state solution, to not allow the facts on the ground, deaths on the ground, the settlements on the ground, the expropriations on the ground, to get to such an extent that this is not possible.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government rejects a two-state solution.
Canada has long supported the idea of an independent Palestinian state existing alongside Israel, but has said recognition should come as part of a negotiated two-state solution to the conflict.
