Canada, Mexico say trilateral deal is key ahead of talks to review USMCA

Mexico's Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard and Canada's Minister responsible for Canada–U.S. Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy, Dominic LeBlanc, attend the kickoff of the Team Canada Trade Mission to Mexico at a hotel in Mexico City, Mexico, February 16, 2026. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

MEXICO CITY, March 12 (Reuters) - ⁠Canadian and Mexican officials on Thursday reaffirmed the ⁠importance of maintaining the trilateral free trade agreement ‌between their countries and the U.S., amid signals from Washington it could be interested in bilateral deals.

Canada's ambassador to Mexico Cameron MacKay and ​Mexican deputy trade secretary Luis Rosendo Gutierrez ⁠both told a conference ⁠in Mexico City that maintaining the trilateral U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement was ⁠a ‌priority for their nations.