Cusma

• Trump keeps carveout under CUSMA in new 10 per cent global tariff

  A fact sheet from the White House said the latest tariff will not hit goods compliant under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement on trade, known as CUSMA.

  Economy

  Feb 20
  
• LeBlanc says he’ll meet with Trump’s trade rep to talk about CUSMA review

  LeBlanc said Ottawa and their Mexican counterparts are in agreement that a North American deal involving all three countries is the best way forward.

  Politics

  Feb 18
  
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• Canada’s new ambassador to the U.S. takes up his post in Washington

  Canada's new top diplomat in Washington presented his credentials to U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday, officially taking on the role of ambassador to the United States.

  Politics

  Feb 18
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• Janice Charette to be Canada’s top trade negotiator during CUSMA review

  Janice Charette will serve as Canada's chief trade negotiator to the United States ahead of a scheduled review of the North American free-trade pact.

  Canada

  Feb 16
• Carney says Canada ‘preparing’ for CUSMA talks, will meet premiers regularly

  The U.S. currently has multiple rounds of tariffs on key sectors of the Canadian economy, including steel, aluminum, autos and lumber.

  Canada

  Jan 29
• ‘I would not pick a fight,’ Bessent warns Carney ahead of CUSMA talks

  Exceptions under the trade deal, known as USMCA in the U.S. and CUSMA in Canada, protect Canada from the heaviest impacts of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

  Canada

  Jan 29
• CUSMA internal review process ‘finished in Canada,’ Carney says

  In December 2025, Carney’s office said the federal government will formally start trade discussions with the U.S. on the renewal of CUSMA in January.

  Canada

  Jan 28
• Mexico confident CUSMA will remain as Trump suggests it could expire

  Mexico's Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard insisted on Thursday that the CUSMA remains firmly intact and that the three countries will close a deal to extend it.

  World

  Jan 15
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• Trump says ‘it wouldn’t matter to me’ if CUSMA left to expire this year

  Trump made the comments as he toured a Ford Motor Co. factory in Dearborn, Michigan, ahead of a speech on the economy he was scheduled to deliver in Detroit.

  Economy

  Jan 13
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• Deloitte says Canada’s economic growth will slow this year amid trade war

  Canada's economy will likely slow down in 2026 as the trade war and tariffs continue to impact business investment and consumer spending, according to Deloitte.

  Economy

  Jan 7