Overview
- Mexico’s foreign minister Roberto Velasco met his Canadian counterpart Anita Anand in Ottawa on Friday to review progress under the Plan de Acción México‑Canadá 2025–2028 and to coordinate next steps.
- Canada announced CA$12.1 million for regionally focused projects that include the TURQUESA II anti‑trafficking initiative, a UNFPA-linked human identification program and use of Canadian satellite technology to detect illegal fishing.
- Officials said the meetings emphasized implementation of over 30 joint initiatives across the plan’s four pillars—prosperity, mobility and inclusion, security, and environment—rather than new laws or a renegotiation of the T-MEC trade framework.
- Both ministers highlighted continued strong trade and investment ties after reporting roughly US$62 billion in merchandise trade last year and stressed work on supply chains, mobility for workers and capacity-building for security agencies.
- Follow-up work will focus on turning funded projects into operational programs with clear timelines and technical leads, which could improve migrant identification, boost regional fisheries enforcement and create new business links between both countries.