COF MISSION TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
February 12, 2025

The COF Mission to Washington, D.C. on February 12, 2025 was the first time ever that all of Canada’s Premiers jointly participated in an international visit.

Premiers met with key American political leaders to advocate for maintaining strong Canada-U.S. relations by addressing shared issues such as jobs and the economy, energy, critical mineral supply chains, border security and immigration.

Premiers are committed to free and fair trade and will continue to advocate against tariffs that threaten our deeply integrated and mutually beneficial economic relationships.

• Canada and the U.S. form one of the largest integrated markets in the world.
• More than C$3.5 billion worth of goods and services cross the border each day.
• The U.S. sells more goods and services to Canada than it sells to China, Japan, and Germany combined.

Our economic partnership is worth more than a trillion dollars annually and supports millions of jobs on both sides of the border. Premiers will continue to work collaboratively to ensure U.S. leaders and policymakers are fully aware of the benefits of the unparalleled North American partnership.

This is the fifth Council of the Federation mission to Washington, D.C. Previous missions were undertaken, in 2010, 2017, 2019 and 2020.