Mexican trade mission in May to visit Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver

A Mexican merchandise delegation is scheduled to set in motion a trey urban center circuit in Canada at the beginning of May that will also include bilateral trade talks between government officials, Mexico's secretary of economy announced Thursday. 

Secretary of Economy Marcelo Ebrard said the delegation would visit Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver between May 7 and 9.  

Ebrard said the trade mission was planned at the instruction of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

"The main concern between both our countries is how to grow our economy, our investment," said Ebrard, during a speech at a Mexico City event announcing the visit. 

"The dominant axis of the relationship between Canada and Mexico is based on matters of commerce and investments — how to increase the flow of investment and commerce."

Mexico's planned visit follows one of the largest Canadian trade missions ever in February which touched down in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey. 

Ebrard said Mexico and Canada also plan to hold discussions on the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), which is under review, with renewal talks scheduled for the summer. 

Mexico and U.S. Trade representatives are set to hold CUSMA talks on March 16. 

Ebrard said Mexico's discussions with the U.S. Focus on three themes: Reducing trade dependence on Asia, rules of origin and supply chain security. 

"We will get to a moment where we will have trilateral talks," he said

Canada's ambassador to Mexico, Cameron MacKay, reiterated Canada's commitment to CUSMA during a speech at the same event.

"Our priority is to maintain this trilateral deal…. I am sure that these trade missions … will help strengthen the prosperity of the peoples of Canada and Mexico," MacKay said.

Mexico's Foreign Affairs Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente said the upcoming trade mission to Canada is another step in strengthening the relationship between the two countries, building on a series of recent high-level visits — including Sheinbaum's attendance at the G7 meeting last June in Kananaskis, Alta., and Prime Minister Mark Carney's trip to Mexico in September.

"Mexico and Canada share, in effect, a solid relationship, a relationship sustained, not only through economic cooperation, but also through political dialogue … and in the democratic values that we share," de la Fuente said.

Canada was the second largest destination for Mexican goods last year, and those exports grew 17 per cent between 2024 and 2025, according to Mexican government figures.  

Canadian trade with Mexico totalled $56 billion in 2024, a 12-fold increase since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into force in 1995. Mexico is Canada's third-largest trading partner after the U.S. And China, according to Canadian government figures.

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