OTTAWA — Beijing and Ottawa are extending a January agreement to provide Chinese market access to Canadian imports in exchange for Canadian market access for Chinese steel and aluminum. In March, after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s January visit to Beijing, China dropped tariffs on Canadian canola meal, peas, lobster and crab. While Canada agreed in return to allow in certain Chinese steel and aluminum products, the deal was set to expire at the end of this year. Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu says that deal is being extended by two years, to the end of 2028. He says the credit goes to a trade body Canada and China relaunched in January as Ottawa moved to increase exports to China by 50 per cent by 2030. Sidhu is in Beijing for meetings with officials ahead of Carney’s planned visit to Shenzhen later this month for the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit. --- Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 4, 2026.
