As relations with the Trump administration remain fraught and uncertain, trade ministers from Canada and the European Union are set to sign on to a series of improvements to their bilateral trade agreement. Maroš Šefčovič, the European Union commissioner for trade and economic security, will join International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu in Toronto on Thursday for a ceremony marking several specific enhancements to the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Later, the two ministers are expected to make remarks at a joint event hosted by the Toronto Region Board of Trade at the Economic Club of Canada. Negotiations will officially launch Thursday to add a digital trade agreement to the existing treaty. CETA's revised investment court system, however, will only come into effect when every member country completes its ratification.

Source: CBC News March 05, 2026 21:13 UTC