Mark Carney, the 24th and current prime minister of Canada, has made 26 trips to 29 countries since his premiership began on March 14, 2025.
Summary The number of visits per country where Prime Minister Carney travelled are: One visit to Armenia, Australia, Belgium, China, Egypt, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, South Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and the Vatican City Three visits to Italy Four visits to the United Kingdom Six visits to France Seven visits to the United States
2025 Country Location Date Details Image1 Paris March 17 Carney met with President Emmanuel Macron in Paris for his first foreign destination as Prime Minister. London March 17–18 Carney met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III. 2 Washington, D.C. May 5–6 Carney met with President Donald Trump. 3 Rome May 17–18 Carney attended the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV. He also met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Vatican City May 18 Prime Minister Carney briefly met with Pope Leo XIV at St. Peter's Basilica. 4Brussels, AntwerpJune 22–24Carney attended the EU-Canada Summit and met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa.The HagueJune 24–25Carney attended the 2025 NATO summit. 5KyivAugust 24Carney met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.Warsaw, RzeszówAugust 23–25Carney met with Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Karol Nawrocki. He had earlier transited through Przemyśl Główny railway station to head to Kyiv.Berlin, KielAugust 25–26Carney met with Chancellor Friedrich Merz. He also visited a defence manufacturing facility in Kiel. Riga, ĀdažiAugust 26–27Carney met with Prime Minister Evika Siliņa. Carney also visited Canadian troops stationed at Ādaži Military Camp and extended Canada's peacekeeping mission in Latvia to 2029.6Mexico CitySeptember 18–19Carney met with President Claudia Sheinbaum and launched a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.7New York CitySeptember 21–24Carney participated in the Eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly. Carney also recognized Palestine's statehood in a speech to the United Nations.8LondonSeptember 26–28Carney met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. He also attended the Global Progress Action Summit.9Washington, D.C.October 6–7Carney met with President Donald Trump. Carney also met with Vice President JD Vance.10Sharm El-SheikhOctober 13–14Carney attended the 2025 Gaza peace summit and the signing of the Middle East peace plan as the first-stage implementation of the bigger Gaza peace plan, which sought an end to the Gaza War. 11Kuala LumpurOctober 25–28Carney participated in the 47th ASEAN summit.SingaporeOctober 28–29Carney met with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and celebrated 60 years of Canada-Singapore relations.GyeongjuOctober 29 – November 1Carney attended dinner with other world leaders and the APEC summit. 12Abu DhabiNovember 20–21Carney met with President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed.JohannesburgNovember 22–23Carney attended the G20 summit.13Washington, D.C.December 5Special guest at the FIFA World Cup Draw; trilateral meeting, parallel to the event, with Donald Trump, President of the United States and Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico.
2026 Country Location Date Details Image14ParisJanuary 5–6Carney participated in the Coalition of the Willing meeting with fellow leaders.15BeijingJanuary 13–17Carney met with President Xi Jinping.DohaJanuary 17–18Carney met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and expanded bilateral trade with the nation. First sitting Canadian Prime Minister to visit the country.DavosJanuary 18–21Carney attended the annual World Economic Forum and delivered his Davos speech.16Mumbai, New DelhiFebruary 27 – March 2Carney met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He and Modi announced a myriad of new deals between the two countries, with Carney opened up about a potential trade deal between the two countries materializing at the end of the year.Sydney, CanberraMarch 3–6Carney met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and addressed the Australian parliament.TokyoMarch 6–7Carney met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as part of his efforts to diversify Canada's trade.17Oslo, BardufossMarch 13–15Carney observed the Norwegian-led NATO exercise Nordic Response in Bardufoss. He then traveled onto Oslo to meet with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre to advance Canada-Norway trade relation and mutual Arctic security defence.LondonMarch 15–16Carney met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss a range of issues, including collective defence, global economic shifts, and the ongoing situation in the Middle East. He then met with King Charles III.RomeMarch 16–23Carney headed to Rome for a week-long vacation with family.18YerevanMay 3–4Carney participated in the 8th European Political Community Summit, marking the first time a non-European leader joined the event. 19New York CityMay 27–28Carney delivered remarks and took part in a featured conversation with the Economic Club of New York.20ParisJune 12–13Carney met with President Emmanuel Macron and attended a working dinner held at the Élysée Palace.Dublin, Aghagower, Westport, County MayoJune 13–15First bilateral visit of a sitting Canadian Prime Minister in nearly a decade. Carney met with the Taoiseach of Ireland, Micheál Martin, in Dublin; as well as with the President of Ireland, Catherine Connolly, in County Mayo. He also visited his ancestral home in Aghagower.Évian-les-BainsJune 15–17Arriving and departing via Geneva Airport, Carney attended the 52nd G7 summit.21AnkaraJuly 7–8Carney attended the 2026 NATO summit.JeddahJuly 8–10First bilateral visit by a sitting Canadian Prime Minister in 25 years, Carney met with Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to deepen trade, technology, and defence partnerships. 22East RutherfordJuly 19Carney attended the 2026 FIFA World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, alongside Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and US President Donald Trump, as well as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. 23GrossetoAugust 8–16Carney headed to Tuscany for a week-long summer vacation. 24Strasbourg16–17 SeptemberCarney became the first sitting Canadian Prime Minister to attend the State of the European Union address. He also addressed the European Parliament at the invitation of the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola.Liverpool16 SeptemberCarney attended a match between Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. and Everton F.C., together with newly appointed Prime Minister Andy Burnham, at Hill Dickinson Stadium. 25Saint-Pierre and Miquelon20 SeptemberCarney met with President Emmanuel Macron for a bilateral meeting. First incumbent Canadian prime minister to visit Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. 26New York City21–23 SeptemberCarney participated in the 81st United Nations General Assembly. Together with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, they launched the OceanEye International Alliance for the Global Ocean Observing System.
Future trips Country Location Date DetailsAnkara, Istanbul21–23 OctoberCarney is expected to meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. First bilateral visit by an incumbent Canadian prime minister to the country.Budapest23 OctoberCarney is expected to attend the 70th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony Hungarian Revolution of 1956.St. John's1–4 NovemberCarney is scheduled to attend the 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.Dublin12 NovemberCarney is scheduled to attend the 9th European Political Community Summit.Phnom Penh15–16 November Carney is scheduled to attend the 20th Organisation internationale de la Francophonie summit.Manila16–18 NovemberCarney is scheduled to attend the 21st East Asia summit and Canada-ASEAN summit.ShenzhenNovember 18–19Carney plans to attend the APEC China 2026.MiamiDecember 14–15Carney is scheduled to attend the 2026 G20 summit.Punta CanaTBDCarney is expected to attend the 10th Summit of the Americas.
Multilateral meetings Mark Carney is scheduled to attend the following summits during his premiership:
Group 2025 2026 2027 2028UNGA September 21–24, New York City September 21–23, New York CityTBD, New York CityTBD, New York CityAPEC October 31 – November 1, Gyeongju November 18–19, Shenzhen TBD, TBD,ASEAN October 26–27, Kuala Lumpur November 16–18, Manila not a memberG7 June 16–17, Kananaskis June 15–17, Évian-les-Bains TBD, TBD,G20 November 22–23, Johannesburg December 14–15, Miami NATO June 24–25, The Hague July 7–8, Ankara TBD, Tirana SOA(OAS) none TBD, Punta Cana NALS OIF none November 15–16, Phnom Penh CHOGM noneNovember 1–4, St John'snone TBDOthers March 15,(videoconference) London Together for peace and security summitJanuary 6, Paris Building a robust peace for Ukraine and Europe summitMarch 27, ParisCanada–EU SummitJune 22–23, Brussels 8th European Political Community SummitMay 3–4, YerevanGlobal Progress Action SummitSeptember 26–28, LondonGaza peace summitOctober 13, Sharm el-Sheikh Canada–EU SummitOctober 29–30, Montreal██ = Future event ██ = Did not attend
See also Foreign relations of Canada List of international prime ministerial trips made by Justin Trudeau, his predecessor List of international trips made by prime ministers of Canada
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