Ottawa – Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, met with Laurent Saint-Martin, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and French Nationals Abroad, on the margins of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris, France. This was their first bilateral meeting.
The ministers discussed shared trade priorities and how to handle global trade uncertainty, including through full ratification of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. They agreed on the importance of working closely with trusted partners, including through the G7. They discussed ways to expand and diversify trade and investment between Canada and France, including through more minister-led trade missions between the two countries.