Minister Ng speaks with provincial and territorial ministers responsible for trade

July 22, 2021 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada

Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, met with her ministerial provincial and territorial trade counterparts.

Minister Ng began the meeting by updating her colleagues on her work on important trade files with the United States, including the productive recent meetings in Washington, D.C., and Mexico City with her Canadian-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) counterparts and meetings with members of the U.S. Congress.

Minister Ng thanked the provincial and territorial ministers for their continued collaboration on matters related to trade between Canada and the United States, including the implementation of the new NAFTA, Buy America, softwood lumber, and the continued safe operation of Line 5. She emphasized how important their collective efforts have been, as part of Team Canada, in maintaining the resilience of deeply integrated cross-border supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic and how critical it will continue to be to strengthen the economic partnership in recovery.

Minister Ng also outlined progress being made on the Roadmap for a Renewed U.S.-Canada Partnership, including with her counterpart Katherine Tai, the United States Trade Representative.

Minister Ng briefed her provincial and territorial colleagues on her ongoing conversations with Ambassador Tai, in which Minister Ng continues to champion Canada’s role as a strong, reliable, and engaged cross-border partner across a range of sectors. She highlighted the ongoing collaboration between Canada and the United States to deliver an inclusive, sustainable recovery that creates jobs, generates long-term growth and enhances North American competitiveness through trade.

She emphasized that the best path forward to advocate for Canadian workers and companies is by collaborating as a unified Team Canada in support of a resilient economic recovery from the pandemic.

Minister Ng concluded the meeting with her provincial and territorial counterparts by reiterating that she is committed to continuing to work with them on the numerous and complex issues that are part of Canada’s significant commercial relationship with the United States to benefit workers, businesses, and communities from coast to coast to coast.

Associated links

• Minister Ng meets with U.S. and Mexican counterparts and stakeholders in Mexico City during CUSMA trip
• One-year anniversary of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement - Trilateral joint statement - July 7, 2021
• Remarks delivered by Minister Ng at CUSMA event in Mexico City 
• Minister Ng concludes successful working visit to Washington
• Minister Ng meets with United States Trade Representative Tai in Washington
• Minister Ng meets with members of U.S. Congress on strengthening Canada-United States trade relations
• Minister Ng speaks with Made in America Director Celeste Drake
• Canada concludes successful Free Trade Commission meeting with the United States and Mexico
• 2021 CUSMA Free Trade Commission Meeting - Joint statement
• Minister Ng speaks with United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai