Agri-food and trade are foundations of the longstanding relationship between Canada and China – and China continues to be our second-largest export market. To renew and strengthen that relationship, Prime Minister Carney and President Xi secured a preliminary agreement-in-principle with landmark measures to remove trade barriers and reduce tariffs:

6 hours ago - BEIJING, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Canada and China struck an initial trade deal on Friday that will slash tariffs on electric vehicles and canola, as both nations promised to tear down trade barriers while forging new strategic ties during Prime Minister ...

16 hours ago - But as trade negotiators around ... Chinese president, Xi Jinping, and Carney announced a deal. “Well, it’s OK. That’s what he should be doing,” Trump told reporters on Friday at the White House. “If you can get a deal with China, you should do that.”...

3 hours ago - Mark Carney's new deal with China — to lower tariffs on EVs, canola and other products — sparked fears that the U.S. would lash out at Canada. But President Donald Trump said the deal is a "good thing."

1 day ago - Prime Minister Mark Carney described it as a "preliminary but landmark" agreement to remove trade barriers and reduce tariffs, part of a broader strategic partnership with China.

1 day ago - The Liberal government has reached a deal with Beijing to slash tariffs on a set number of Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for China dropping duties on agriculture products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

5 hours ago - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has reached a "preliminary but landmark" deal with China to import 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for lower canola duties. Canadian canola meal, lobsters, crabs and peas would no longer be subject ...

3 hours ago - The agreement also marked a win for Carney, the first Canadian leader to visit China in nearly a decade, as he tried to diversify Canadian trade away from the US, Canada biggest trading partner, following uncertainty caused by Trump on-again-off-again tariffs. The deal could also see more Chinese investments in Canada. Carney appeared to allude to Trump tariffs as a factor, telling reporters that Canada relationship with China had been more "predictable" in recent months and that he found talks with Beijing "realistic and respectful".He said Ottawa did not agree with Beijing on everything, adding that in his discussions with Xi he made clear Canada "red lines", including human rights, concerns over election interference and the need for "guardrails".

14 hours ago - Carney announced on Friday that Canada and China had reached a preliminary trade deal aimed at reducing tariffs, including a commitment to import 49,000 electric vehicles from China at preferential tariff rates.

18 hours ago - THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick ... trade agreement, aimed at ending a tariff war. The deal centres on a trade-off between agriculture and electric vehicles....

8 hours ago - I spent this week in Beijing with Prime Minister Mark Carney, reporting on his landmark state visit that yesterday led to the announcement of a tariff-reduction deal on some Chinese electric vehicles and Canadian canola products. ... Prime Minister Mark Carney with Xi Jinping, China’s top ...

1 day ago - He pointed to cooperation across energy, agriculture, finance, and so-called people-to-people exchanges, hinting at a broad re-alignment of Canadian economic priorities. I would like to know exactly what Mark Carney means when he says Canada’s ...

1 day ago - Carney announced that through a “preliminary but landmark” deal with China, Canada will allow up to 49,000 Chinese EVs into the country under the most-favored nation tariff rate of 6.1 percent.

1 day ago - According to The Associated Press, Canada will initially allow in a maximum of 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles at a 6.1 percent tariff. Meanwhile, China is expected to lower its tariff on its canola seed by March 1. The deal came together as ...

2 hours ago - Prime Minister Mark Carney's deal with China is an effort to wean Canada from its dependence on trade with the US under President Donald Trump.

19 hours ago - BEIJING — Prime Minister Mark Carney touted a renewed relationship with China and “enormous progress” on trade irritants as he announced a new deal with Beijing on electric vehicles and canola at the end of a high-profile trip to China ...

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1 day ago - AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Canada strikes a major tariff deal with China. Trump commended Carney for making a deal with Beijing.