US Edition‘Tremendous Amount of Energy’ in Canada-Mexico Trade Discussions, Delegate Says
Canada’s largest-ever trade mission to Mexico involves over 370 delegates and 200 businesses aiming to expand trade amid CUSMA uncertainties, with deals expected by early spring.
- On Feb. 16, 2026, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc leads a mission with over 370 delegates and more than 200 businesses to Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara.
- LeBlanc said the trip aims to expand trading opportunities amid CUSMA’s review and renegotiations this summer, while Export Development Canada notes shifting mindsets on Mexico.
- Solfium's CEO Andr�s Friedman said Mexico is the firm's launch market, and it has expanded from three to 60 employees since 2021.
- United Steelworkers are making a parallel labour delegation to Mexico after exclusion from Team Canada, holding meetings Feb. 18 to 24 and a joint news conference Friday, Feb. 20, amid security concerns from the Vizsla Silver Corp. kidnapping in Sinaloa.
- Officials plan a follow-up trip in the near future to secure deals as CUSMA renegotiations this summer prompt firms to diversify and labour groups seek stronger protections.
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Boston HeraldAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico and Canada pledged Monday to strengthen cooperation on trade and security ahead of this year's review of their trade agreement with the United States, which has been strained by President Donald Trump's tariff threats against its main trading partners. The agreement was reached at the end of a meeting between Mexican Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard and his Canadian counterpart, Dominic LeBlanc, who beg…
‘Tremendous amount of energy’ in Canada-Mexico trade discussions, delegate says
Hundreds of delegates representing businesses and key sectors from across Canada are taking part in this country’s biggest trade mission to Mexico in decades this week, and it’s a trip those on the ground say is long overdue.
For the Canadian government, Mexico is a country with which they want to strengthen the economic and commercial relationship, but this dynamism requires Mexican commitment in security. In their participation in the Commercial Mission of Businessmen from Canada to Mexico, Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Internal Trade, noted that the sectors of collaboration are detected, but to flow they need to see what for Mexico sec…
Media Advisory: Steelworkers plan parallel trip to Mexico during labour-excluded 'Team Canada” trade mission
TORONTO, Feb. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the federal government bringing a 'Team Canada” trade delegation to Mexico this week - excluding any labour representation -...
Media Advisory: Steelworkers plan parallel trip to Mexico during labour-excluded "Team Canada" trade mission
TORONTO, Feb. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the federal government bringing a "Team Canada" trade delegation to Mexico this week – excluding any labour representation – members of the United Steelworkers union (USW) are making a parallel trip to join Mexican and American allies in advocating for trade policies that put workers first. The Canadian-American labour delegation to Mexico includes representatives of the USW, the International Asso…
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