Overview
- Ottawa will lower tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles from 100% to 6.1% under a quota of 49,000 units a year, rising to 70,000 within five years.
- Beijing will cut tariffs on Canadian canola seeds from about 84% to 15% starting March 1.
- China will permit Canadian visitors to enter without a visa as part of the agreement.
- Leaders highlighted cooperation on conventional and clean energy and pledged to advance a low‑emissions growth agenda.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney presented the deal as a step to diversify trade beyond the United States during the first visit by a Canadian head of government to Beijing in eight years.