US EditionCanada and the US to Launch Formal Talks to Review Their Free Trade Agreement in Mid-January
- On Dec. 18, 2025, Prime Minister Mark Carney said sectoral tariff talks will fold into the broader CUSMA review kicking off in 2026, with no near-term deal expected.
- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told lawmakers this week that supply-managed dairy and the Online Streaming Act are top irritants, with additional concerns including the Online News Act and provincial bans on U.S. alcohol.
- Negotiators had been close in October on metals tariffs before President Donald Trump ended talks after an Ontario anti-tariff ad aired in the U.S., which Carney later had pulled at his request.
- Carney said Canada will only sign agreements consistent with Canadian workers and families, reaffirming protection of supply-management controls despite U.S. signals for tougher concessions.
- U.S. duties of roughly 45% on Canadian softwood lumber remain a key irritant, while U.S. proposals on rules of origin and a critical minerals marketplace shape CUSMA consultation talks.
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Canada and the US to launch formal talks to review their free trade agreement in mid-January
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office says Canada and the U.S. will launch formal discussions to the review the free trade agreement in mid-January.
Prime Minister Mark Carney stated that Canada will probably not reach a short-term agreement with the United States to reduce tariffs in sectors such as steel and aluminum, and that negotiations are likely to be incorporated into next year’s review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. Canada and the United States were close to an agreement on metal tariffs, but President Donald Trump suspended talks in October in response to announcemen…
Carney says sectoral tariff talks likely folding into CUSMA review as U.S. makes new trade demands
Prime Minister Mark Carney says if U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to sit down as soon as this weekend to 'hammer out' sectoral deals to ease tariffs hitting certain industries, Canada is 'ready.'
"This will now be settled within the broader framework of the ACEUM negotiations," the Prime Minister believes.
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