{"id":35999,"date":"2026-05-07T18:35:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/35999\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T18:35:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:35:26","slug":"enormous-opportunities-mexican-trade-mission-to-canada-kicks-off-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/35999\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Enormous opportunities:’ Mexican trade mission to Canada kicks off in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MEXICO-CANADA-TRADE-LEBLANC-EBRARD\" Canada’s Minister of Internal Trade, Dominic LeBlanc, left, listens to Mexico’s Secretary of Economy, Marcelo Ebrard during a meeting with Canadian business leaders in Mexico City on Feb. 16. (Credit: Yuri CORTEZ\/AFP via Getty Images files) <\/p>\n

Canada and Mexico<\/a> are committed to renewing a key free trade agreement that benefits all North American countries, political leaders said Thursday at an event to kick off Mexico\u2019s largest trade<\/a> mission to Canada in recent history.<\/p>\n

Dominic LeBlanc<\/a>, the minister responsible for Canada\u2013U.S. trade<\/a>, welcomed a delegation of Mexican business and political leaders led by Marcelo Ebrard, secretary of the economy, saying the moment is \u201curgent\u201d for the two countries to expand economic.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis collaboration offers enormous opportunities,\u201d LeBlanc said in prepared remarks. \u201cOpportunity not only to reaffirm the benefits of this trilateral agreement for all three countries, but to build on its foundations and ensure that it responds to the realities of today and the global challenges of the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ebrard\u2019s visit will include meetings with LeBlanc about the upcoming review of the Canada\u2013United States\u2013Mexico Agreement (CUSMA<\/a>), which is set to begin in July.<\/p>\n

In a speech, Ebrard said Mexico is looking for \u201creliable partners\u201d with similar values, economic institutions and free trade agreements.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to work very closely with Canada, not just this year, but the next 10, 20, or 50 years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The delegation\u2019s three-day trip includes stops in Toronto and Montreal, with representatives from more than 240 Mexican businesses in industries including agribusiness, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, electromobility, creative industries, education and investment funds.<\/p>\n

Canadian and Mexican officials have held several meetings over the last year. Mexican President\u00a0Claudia Sheinbaum travelled to Kananaskis, Alta., for the\u00a0G7\u00a0summit last June, while Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Mexico in September.\u00a0In February,\u00a0LeBlanc led\u00a0one of\u00a0Canada\u2019s largest-ever\u00a0trade missions\u00a0\u2014\u00a0including\u00a0240 Canadian businesses\u00a0and\u00a0370 delegates\u00a0\u2014\u00a0to\u00a0Mexico City,\u00a0Guadalajara\u00a0and Monterrey.<\/p>\n

Mexico is Canada\u2019s third-largest trading partner after the U.S. and China, with bilateral trade between the two countries reaching approximately $62 billion in 2024-\u201925, according to Global Affairs Canada.<\/p>\n

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