U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney participate in a session of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, on June 16, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo
BANFF, Alta.—Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump have committed to reaching a deal within 30 days, following a meeting on the first day of the G7 leaders’ summit in Kananaskis, Alta.
Canadian officials had also expressed optimism on the possibility of a sooner deal with the United States following recent interactions with the Trump administration. Canada’s ambassador to the United States, Kirsten Hillman, said on June 16 that trade talks with the United States have been moving faster in recent weeks.
“We have had a lot of—especially recently, I think—productive conversations where we are understanding each other better, or we feel they are understanding us better; that happened again today,” Hillman said.
“We feel a sense of acceleration in the discussions in the last couple of weeks, and that is a very good thing.”
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc voiced a similar sentiment, saying on June 16 that the two leaders had “made progress” during their bilateral meeting earlier in the day, describing their conversation as “long and substantive” and largely focused on trade.
He added that U.S. officials, including Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, had agreed to continue discussions at a meeting later in the week, and that both countries supported the intention to accelerate work on a new deal.
Hillman said Canada’s goal is to “get the tariffs off, to get to a place of stability,” which she says involves making the point to the U.S. president that applying tariff policies to Canada “is actually detrimental to his overall goals.”
The Prime Minister’s Office said Carney and Trump also discussed collaboration on “further shared priorities,” such as critical minerals, gun and drug smuggling, illegal drugs, and border security, as well as possible areas of cooperation on defence.
On June 16, Carney also held bilateral meetings with the leaders of Japan, France, and Italy.