On June 30, the Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on a semiconductor ecosystem partnership with the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Canadian Ministry of Industry.
With this declaration, Germany and Canada reaffirm

On June 26, China's ambassador to Canada ‌Wang Di told Reuters that Geely’s first Lotus brand EVs under the new lower tariff agreed upon between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Canada in July.
"Geely EVs will ⁠be arriving in Canada next month and they will be holding a cerem

On June 22, Canada's Federal Industry Minister, Mélanie Joly, said in a press conference after a week-long trip overseas, that she met with executives from BYD Co., Chery Automobile Co., Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., and Shanghai Launch Automotive Technical Co., and noted that those companies are "willing to expl

Mexico and Canada have aligned their positions ahead of key July 1 talks on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), according to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. While both countries formally back a 16-year extension, the U.S. has not yet stated a position. 
Responding to a question from CBC News during her reg

On June 12, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke about the upcoming USMCA talks in comments to the press ahead of a bilateral meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris.
Carney said the three countries in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement are currently holding separate, bilateral talks on a varie

On June 11, Chuck Andary, the interim chief executive officer and chief legal officer of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) announced that Canada and the U.S. have agreed to delay the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
"Canada and the United States have agreed to delay the opening of the bridge

On June 9, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that the Gordie Howe International Bridge which will connect the countries is opening "at the end of the week", though a statement from Washington brought into question if it actually will.
Carney told reporters that the planned opening of the multibillion-dollar br

On June 8, the Detroit News reported that a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Gordie Howe International Bridge across the Detroit River is set for June 12, according to three sources with knowledge of the plans.
It is unclear when the bridge will officially open to traffic, after President Trump voiced his displeasure

On June 2, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc traveled to Washington D.C. with Canada's chief negotiator Janice Charette to present the Canadian point of view to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. In a letter addressed to both his U.S. and Mexican counterparts, LeBlanc said the country is seeking renew

Data from Global Affairs Canada indicates that 2,910 Chinese-made EV imports arrived in May, the first month of EV imports after Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to let in tens of thousands of the vehicles from China under a reduced tariff rate.
The report did not indicate which brands or models are arriving, though

On May 21, The United Auto Workers union laid out its "demands" to the Trump administration ahead of trade negotiations in Mexico City between the U.S. and Mexico. Canada will not be present at these talks due to an impasse over Trump’s sectoral tariff actions.
"Next week, talks are going to kick off in some of the m

Nissan is planning to export EVs built at a joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Group to several markets, including Brazil and Mexico, and potentially Canada, according to recent comments by Christian Meunier, Nissan’s head of the Americas. 
The Canadian government agreed in January to allow as many as 49,000 Chinese-b

On May 7, Geely announced that it has become the first Chinese company to export EVs from China to Canada under a new trans-Pacific trade deal, after shipping 18 Lotus Eletre crossovers.
“Riding the wind, setting sail, establishing a new record for Chinese electric vehicle exports,” Lotus wrote on its Weibo account.

After a January 2026 visit to Beijing, Canadian Prime Minister Carney reduced the tariff on Chinese-made EVs from 100% to 6.1%, with a quota of 49,000 vehicles allowed for the first half of 2026. A second allocation of 24,500 vehicles will be allowed in September through February 2027, after which the quota will expa

On April 27, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told CBC News that Canada and the U.S. could resolve the ongoing tariff dispute within days if the U.S. side had the "bandwidth and the inclination to go through with it."
Carney said that the Canadian side is ready to work on a deal that would see some of the tariffs

On April 22, Prime Minister Mark Carney said that negotiations with the Trump administration to renew the USMCA trade agreement will take time, stressing the Canada will not accept U.S.-dictated terms. Carney called for a “comprehensive approach” that includes resolving U.S. Section 232 tariffs on Canadian steel and

On April 19, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke about his country’s relationship with the U.S. in upcoming trade agreement talks as workers in auto, steel and lumber industries remain under tariff threat. "The U.S. has fundamentally changed its approach to trade," Carney said in a video titled Forward Guidance

On April 7, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he doesn’t expect negotiations on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on trade to be resolved by July 1.
“I think that we aren’t probably going to be able to resolve all issues by July 1,” Greer said at the Washington D.C.-based Hudson Institute.

BYD is accelerating its North American expansion with plans to open approximately 20 sales locations in Canada through local partners in 2026. The move follows recent policy shifts by the Canadian government to allow imports of up to 49,000 Chinese-built electric vehicles annually, as part of efforts to diversify its

The Government of Canada has announced a CAD 10.6 million investment to support 14 electric vehicle charging infrastructure projects, which will install more than 1,600 new chargers across the country. The funding, introduced at the EV & Charging Expo in Toronto, is part of a broader effort to accelerate EV adoption