Canada, United States restart trade talks after months-long freeze

Canada and the United States have resumed trade negotiations for the first time since October 2025, when talks were suspended by the decision of US President Donald Trump.

On March 6, Canada’s chief negotiator, Minister Dominic LeBlanc, met in Washington with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Caliber.Az reports via foreign media.

After the meeting concluded, LeBlanc declined to comment to the media. In a statement on March 6, LeBlanc’s office described the discussion as “constructive and substantive.”

The meeting comes at a pivotal moment for the $1.3 trillion annual trade relationship between the two countries.

As Trump continues to impose steep tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminium, automobiles, softwood lumber, copper products and kitchen cabinets, the Canada–US–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) is approaching renegotiation. 

The timing means Canada’s efforts to remove tariffs targeting key industrial sectors will likely become part of the upcoming CUSMA talks.

By Jeyhun Aghazada