Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney has told US President Donald Trump that his government will impose retaliatory tariffs on American goods from 2 April, when sweeping US levies come into place.
The two leaders, in their first call since Mr Carney was sworn in earlier this month, had a "very constructive conversation," Mr Carney's office said in a statement.
It added that the pair "agreed to begin comprehensive negotiations about a new economic and security relationship" immediately following Canada's general election, which is scheduled for 28 April.
Mr Trump said earlier that he had an "extremely productive" first call Mr Carney, after recent tensions over tariffs and Mr Trump's repeated calls to annex his northern neighbor.
I just finished speaking with Prime Minister Mark Carney, of Canada. It was an extremely productive call, we agree on many things, and will be meeting immediately after Canada's upcoming Election to work on elements of Politics, Business, and all other factors, that will end up…
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"I just finished speaking with Prime Minister Mark Carney, of Canada. It was an extremely productive call, we agree on many things," Mr Trump said on his Truth Social network.
Mr Trump said they would be "meeting immediately after Canada's upcoming Election to work on elements of Politics, Business, and all other factors, that will end up being great for both the United States of America and Canada."
Typically, a new Canadian leader makes a phone call with the US president an immediate priority but this was Mr Trump and Mr Carney's first contact since the Canadian was sworn in on 14 March.
'Old relationship'
Just a day before the call, Mr Carney upped the ante by declaring that decades of close cooperation with the US were now at an end because of Mr Trump.
"The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over," Mr Carney said.
Mr Carney added that he would not participate in substantive trade negotiations with the US until the president shows Canada "respect".
Mr Trump's planned 25% on vehicle imports to the US is to come into force next week and could be devastating for a Canadian auto industry that supports an estimated 500,000 jobs.
The 78-year-old Republican is also set to impose reciprocal tariffs on all countries that put levies on US exports, and Canada is to be in the firing line for those too.
Mr Trump has warned Canada against working with the European Union to counter upcoming reciprocal tariffs on all imports that he is expected to announce next week.
If they did so, they would face "large scale tariffs, far larger than currently planned," Mr Trump has said.
