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Canada Sends High-Level Trade Mission to Mexico Ahead of USMCA Review

Ottawa casts the trip as groundwork for this year's USMCA review.

Overview

  • Minister Dominic LeBlanc will lead a Team Canada delegation of more than 370 delegates from over 240 organizations to Mexico from February 15 to 20.
  • The mission targets advanced manufacturing, agriculture and processed foods, ag-tech, clean technologies and clean energy, creative industries, and ICT.
  • Delegates will meet Mexican business and government leaders to forge strategic partnerships, attract investment, and strengthen regional supply chains under the bilateral strategic framework and the CMAP 2025–2028 plan.
  • Canada presents the effort as part of a broader drive to diversify and reinforce its international economic ties, with LeBlanc saying the collaboration aims to boost North American competitiveness and resilience.
  • Bilateral goods trade exceeded about $56 billion in 2024, and Canadian direct investment in Mexico totals roughly $46.3 billion, underscoring the depth of the economic relationship.