Cusma

• Canada barely sells fresh potatoes to Mexico. That’s about to change

  Currently, almost all of Canada’s potato trade with Mexico consists of frozen potatoes and processed items such as frozen french fries.

  Economy

  Mar 13
  
• Oil price spike from Iran war could help Canada in CUSMA talks, experts say

  Countries around the world are grappling with skyrocketing costs for key commodities like oil and fertilizer as the war with Iran continues to upend global trade.

  Canada

  Mar 13
  
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• LeBlanc says U.S. meeting on CUSMA and trade ‘constructive and substantive’

  The meeting comes as the two countries prepare for this summer's review of the trade pact and after the U.S. suggested difficulties in talks with Canada.

  Politics

  Mar 6
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• LeBlanc heading to D.C. after Carney says CUSMA ‘broken in the short term’

  Prime Minister Mark Carney said while in Australia that Canada's free trade pact with the U.S. 'effectively has been broken in the short-term by U.S. actions.'

  Politics

  Mar 5
• 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
• 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
• 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
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• 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
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• ‘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