2 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.

December 12, 2025 - Diplomatic relations between Canada and China officially date back to 1942, when Canada sent an ambassador to the Republic of China (ROC). Before then, Canada had been represented by the British ambassador. The Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War and subsequent proclamation of the People's ...

2 weeks ago - Canada is represented by an embassy in Beijing and consulates general in Chongqing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Shanghai. We work with China at the federal, provincial, territorial and municipal levels.

2 hours ago - Canada will lower tariffs on some Chinese electric vehicles and China will do the same for Canadian canola products, a major shift in policy that was announced on Friday during a landmark state visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada to ...

3 hours ago - China and Canada should build a new strategic partnership based on mutual respect and shared interests, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday as both sides sought to turn the page on years of diplomatic friction.

1 hour ago - As a result Chinese imports of Canadian goods fell by 10% in 2025. China is Canada's second-largest trading partner, recording more than C$118bn ($85bn; £63bn) in two-way merchandise trade in 2024.

8 hours ago - Chinese President Xi Jinping and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney attended a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing · Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping began talks in Beijing, marking the first meeting between the countries' leaders in China's capital in eight years.

12 hours ago - Canada and China released a series of agreements Thursday aimed at boosting bilateral trade and investment — even if there is no resolution yet to the tariff dispute.

17 hours ago - Carney told China's Premier Li Qiang at a meeting that teams in both countries have been working in recent months "to address some specific issues that have built up over time" and to "put in place the foundation for the new strategic partnership between" Canada and China.

19 hours ago - BEIJING, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed Canada's improving ties with China as well as the leadership of President Xi Jinping on Thursday, declaring their nations were charting a new course in cooperation at a time of global ...

Latest news and updates on the changing relations between Canada and China, from trade deals to the Meng Wanzhou saga and its fallout.

1 day ago - A joint “economic and trade cooperation roadmap” released by Beijing and Ottawa indicates Canada could boost exports of oil, natural gas and uranium to China under agreements reached during Prime Minister Carney’s visit to Beijing. Carney announced Canada would welcome Chinese investments in areas including energy, agriculture and consumer products.

1 hour ago - Carney is performing a delicate balancing act in China. He wants to reset the relationship with Beijing but knows it’ll be a sensitive issue with the US, Canada’s closest neighbour - a security ally that currently buys roughly 75% of its exports.

1 day ago - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signed several cooperation agreements with China, including a major pact on energy, as Canada seeks to diversify its trade partners amid U.S. tariffs.

1 day ago - Experts see the trip as a short but consequential visit, as China and Canada try to move past years of diplomatic tensions and Ottawa pushes to double non-U.S.

2 hours ago - Canada will initially allow in up to 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles at a tariff of 6.1% on most-favoured nation terms, Carney said after talks with Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping.

1 hour ago - Mr Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday night for a four-day visit designed to repair ties between the two nations as Canada hopes to firm up relations with countries other than the US. It’s the first visit by a Canadian leader to China in nearly a decade.

1 day ago - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and China are entering a new era of relations. Carney, on the first trip by a Canadian leader to China in eight years, aims to repair ties that have been strained for several years.