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Carney to Visit White House Next Week to Press Trump on Tariff Relief

Ottawa is pursuing sector-by-sector deals outside the USMCA review to ease U.S. duties.

Dominic LeBlanc President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade and One Canadian Economy appears as a witness at a Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade at the Senate Building in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured here in August, will meet with US President Donald Trump next week, according to the prime minister's office.
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on June 30, 2025 shows, L/R, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa on May 21, 2025 and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 27, 2025. The White House said on June 30, 2025, that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had "caved" to President Donald Trump, after Canada dropped a tax on US tech firms that prompted Trump to call off trade talks. (Photo by Dave Chan and ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by DAVE CHAN,ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday.

Overview

  • The Prime Minister’s Office says Mark Carney will travel Monday and meet President Trump at the White House on Tuesday for a working visit focused on trade.
  • Trade minister Dominic LeBlanc says talks on sectoral tariff relief continue with no set timeline and he hopes to secure agreements before the 2026 USMCA review.
  • U.S. duties remain in place, including 50% on steel and aluminum, 25% on autos, a new 10% levy on Canadian softwood lumber, and 25% on furniture and cabinets, while USMCA‑compliant goods are exempt.
  • Canada has rolled back many countertariffs and withdrawn a proposed digital services tax, and it insists dairy supply management is not up for negotiation.
  • Ottawa points to pressure from U.S. governors, companies and unions hurt by the tariffs — echoed by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — as a key source of leverage.