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Canada Trade Mission to Mexico

November 28, 2025

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Description

The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade and One Canadian Economy, will lead a Canada Trade Mission (CTM) to Mexico. This trade mission builds on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to the country, in September 2025, where he announced a new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to deepen ties between Canada and Mexico and make North America the most competitive, dynamic, and resilient economic region in the world.

This trade mission will help Canadian exporters, businesses and innovators position themselves in the important and growing Mexican market by showcasing their capabilities and competitiveness while facilitating long-term, diversified trade and investment opportunities.

Eligible Applicants

To be considered for the trade mission, Canadian export-ready companies, including SMEs, must clearly demonstrate how they meet the following criteria:

  • Operate in one of the trade mission’s eligible sectors.
  • Be export-ready with demonstrated potential for success in the Mexican market:
    • have a commercialized product or service
    • target Mexico as part of their international business plan
    • allocate significant resources (human, material, time and financial) toward internationalization
    • have conducted research on the target market and opportunities
  • Meet the eligibility criteria to qualify as a client of the Trade Commissioner Service (TCS).

Eligibility criteria for other organizations and large businesses

To be considered for this trade mission, large businesses, trade associations and chambers of commerce must clearly demonstrate that they:

  • are strategically aligned with the trade mission’s eligible sectors
  • can contribute to fostering partnerships, knowledge exchange or economic development
  • have the ability to bring demonstrated value to the trade mission through expertise, resources or collaboration opportunities.

Eligible Expenses

The trade mission will include programming such as:

  • networking opportunities with Minister LeBlanc and Mexican business leaders
  • on-site business briefings by our Trade Commissioners, senior officials and key local industry experts
  • sector-specific site visits
  • pre-arranged business-to-business meetings, exclusively offered to participating small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating within the trade mission sectors (not applicable to large organizations, trade associations and chambers of commerce)

Sectors: The trade mission program will be targeted to the following sectors. Information on specific subsectors that show opportunities in the Mexican market is included below.

  • Advanced manufacturing (Mexico City and Monterrey)
  • Agriculture and processed foods (Mexico City and Guadalajara)
  • Clean technologies and clean energy (Mexico City and Monterrey)
  • Creative industries (Mexico City and Guadalajara)
  • Information and communications technologies (Mexico City and Monterrey)

Deadline Date

November 28, 2025.

Contact

Contact Name: Trade Commissioner Service

E-mail Address: ctm-mcc.mex@international.gc.ca

Website: https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/en/trade-events-training/2026/canada-trade-mission-mexico.html

Industry:

Agriculture, Export, Software/Technology

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

Cleantech

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