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Canada's Governor General Arrives in Mexico for Bilateral Talks With Sheinbaum

The visit was requested by Prime Minister Mark Carney to reinforce ties under the T-MEC framework.

Overview

  • Mary Simon began a Jan. 19–21 official visit and was received at Felipe Ángeles International Airport by Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente.
  • An official reception and private meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum at Palacio Nacional are scheduled for Jan. 20.
  • Her itinerary opened with a Jan. 19 roundtable with Indigenous civil-society leaders focused on diversity, inclusion, and shared challenges.
  • The trip marks Simon’s first visit to Mexico since becoming governor general in 2021 and follows Carney’s official visit in September 2025.
  • The engagement carries symbolic weight after the 2025 Year of the Indigenous Woman and builds on more than eight decades of CanadaMexico diplomatic ties.