The Prime Minister, Mark Carney, alongside the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, have launched a new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to deepen ties between Canada and Mexico and make North America the most competitive, dynamic, and resilient economic region in the world.
With the Canada-Mexico Action Plan as the roadmap, our countries will drive progress in strategic areas, particularly in shared prosperity, security, inclusion, and sustainability – advanced by frequent meetings at the leader and ministerial levels.
Key areas of co-operation include:
- Prioritizing the development of long-term infrastructure, including ports, rail, and energy corridors.
- Creating a new bilateral security dialogue to disrupt transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking, money laundering, and cybercrime.
- Building more opportunities for trade and investment – from energy and infrastructure to critical minerals and agriculture.
- Reinforcing climate and conservation co-operation to protect wildlife and freshwater systems.
To immediately move forward in priority sectors, Prime Minister Carney announced a new forthcoming trade mission to Mexico, led by the President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade and One Canadian Economy, Dominic LeBlanc, and $9.9 million in funding for United Nations-led projects to support migrant integration initiatives in Mexico and combat the illicit production and trafficking of fentanyl.
Together, Canada and Mexico will intensify bilateral co-operation to strengthen supply chains, create high-paying careers, and ensure that our region remains secure, prosperous, and competitive.
“Canada and Mexico are entering a new era of co-operation. We are elevating our partnerships in trade, investment, energy, and security to create more opportunity for Canadian workers, expanded markets for Canadian businesses, and more certainty for Canadian investors, while making North America the most competitive and dynamic economic region in the world,” said the Rt. Hon. Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada.
The full release is here.