The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, will participate virtually in the first annual North American Manufacturing Conference, to be held in Washington, D.C., on September 20, 2023.

“Canada’s trade relationship with the United States is closer than ever, built on people-to-people ties and a long-standing partnership that is central to our mutual prosperity and security. It is a pleasure to engage with manufacturing sector leaders as we strengthen what is one of the most productive, collaborative and mutually beneficial trade relationships in the world.”

- Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development

• Canada and the United States share one of the largest and closest trading relationships in the world, with nearly $1.3 trillion worth of bilateral trade in goods and services in 2022.

• Canada and the United States are each other’s top sources of imported energy.

• North America is one of the largest economic regions in the world, encompassing a market valued with a gross domestic product of nearly $40 trillion and comprising around 500 million consumers. 

• In 2022, the value of total merchandise trade between Canada, the United States and Mexico reached nearly $1.9 trillion.

• Two-way merchandise trade between Canada and Mexico was valued at $49.9 billion in 2022.

• Mexico is Canada’s third-largest single-country merchandise trading partner after the United States and China.

Associated links

• Canada-United States relations
• Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)
• Road map for a renewed United States-Canada partnership

Shanti Cosentino
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development
343-576-4365
Shanti.Cosentino@international.gc.ca

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