Formal Talks on USMCA Trade Deal to Begin in January: Carney’s Office

Formal Talks on USMCA Trade Deal to Begin in January: Carney’s Office
Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a press conference during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 23, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada will begin formal discussions with the United States in January to review the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) free trade agreement, the Prime Minister’s Office says.

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will meet with his U.S. counterparts in mid-January to launch the formal USMCA negotiations, the PMO said in a readout of the first ministers meeting, which took place Dec. 18.