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BANFF, Alta–Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump are scheduled to meet Monday morning ahead of the formal G7 leaders’ session in Kananaskis, Alberta.
The two leaders will meet at 9 a.m. local time, the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to the media. Both are scheduled to arrive in Alberta on June 15, with Carney expected to land in Calgary at 3:30 p.m. and Trump set to arrive later in the day. The G7 leaders’ summit runs from June 15 to 17.
Carney and Trump have been in direct contact in recent months over trade and security issues. They held their first in-person meeting on May 6 in Washington, though no breakthrough was made on a new trade deal amid tariff tensions. Canada has been hit with three sets of tariffs by the Trump administration.
Carney met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Ottawa on the morning of June 15 before flying to Calgary. There, he is set to meet one-on-one with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the afternoon, followed by a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, before heading to Kananaskis.
Then, Carney will meet with Germany Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the evening.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, French President Emmanuel Macron, president of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen, and president of the European Council Antonio Costa will also arrive on June 15, according to the available itinerary.
A sign set up for the G7 leaders' summit to take place from June 15 to 17, 2025, is seen in Banff, Alta., on June 15, 2025. Carolina Avendano/The Epoch Times
During their morning bilateral meeting on June 15, Carney and Starmer discussed the importance of a “fair, open and predictable” global trading system and committed to supporting a “rules-based” international order as well as advancing peace and trans-Atlantic security.
They also discussed geopolitical challenges such as tensions in the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific region along with the Russia-Ukraine war. These will likely be key topics at this year’s summit, along with trade tensions, heightened by U.S. tariffs.
Canada’s priorities for this year’s summit focus on three main areas. The first is protecting communities and the world by addressing issues such as “foreign interference and transnational crime” and improving joint responses to wildfires, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
The second priority is enhancing energy security and accelerating the use of AI and quantum technologies to “unleash economic growth,” which involves strengthening critical mineral supply chains. Lastly, Canada aims to secure future partnerships by increasing private investment in infrastructure, creating high-paying jobs, and opening dynamic markets.
This is the seventh time Canada has hosted the G7 leader’s summit, with the last time being in Charlevoix, Quebec, in 2018.
The last time the leaders’ summit was held in Kananaskis was in 2002, when the group included Russia and was called the G8. Russia’s membership was suspended following its annexation of Crimea.
