List of international prime ministerial trips made by Mark Carney

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Mark Carney, the 24th and current prime minister of Canada, has made 17 trips to 25 countries since his premiership began on March 14, 2025.

The number of visits per country where Prime Minister Carney travelled are:

World map highlighting countries visited by Mark Carney during his premiership, as of April 2026.
  One visit
  Two visits
  Three visits
  Four visits
  Canada

2025

# Country Location Date Details Image
1 France Paris March 17 Carney travelled to Paris to meet with President Emmanuel Macron for his first trip as Prime Minister.[1]
United Kingdom London March 17–18 Carney travelled to London to meet with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III.[1]
2 United States Washington, D.C. May 5–6 Carney travelled to Washington, D.C. to meet with President Donald Trump.[2]
3 Italy Rome May 17–18 Carney travelled to Rome to attend the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV.[3] 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.[4][5]
Vatican City Vatican City May 18 Prime Minister Carney briefly met with Pope Leo XIV at St. Peter's Basilica.[6]
4 Belgium Brussels, Antwerp June 22–24 Carney travelled to Brussels to meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa.[7][8]
Netherlands The Hague June 24–25 Carney travelled to The Hague to attend the 2025 NATO summit.[7]
5 Ukraine Kyiv August 24 Carney travelled to Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.[9]
Poland Warsaw, Rzeszów August 23–25 Carney travelled to Warsaw to meet with Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Karol Nawrocki.[10]
Germany Berlin, Kiel August 25–26 Carney travelled to Berlin to meet with Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Carney also visited a defence manufacturing facility in Kiel.[11][12]
Latvia Riga, Ādaži August 26–27 Carney travelled to Riga to meet with Prime Minister Evika Siliņa. Carney also met with Canadian troops stationed at Ādaži Military Camp and extended Canada's peacekeeping mission in Latvia to 2029.[13]
6 Mexico Mexico City September 18–19 Carney travelled to Mexico City to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum and launched a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.[14]
7 United States New York City September 21–24 Carney travelled to New York City to attend the Eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly. Carney also recognized Palestine's statehood in a speech to the United Nations.[15]
8 United Kingdom London September 26–28 Carney travelled to London to meet with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Carney also attended the Global Progress Action Summit.[16]
9 United States Washington, D.C. October 6–7 Carney travelled to Washington, D.C. to meet with President Donald Trump. Carney also met with Vice President JD Vance.[citation needed]
10 Egypt Sharm El-Sheikh October 13 Carney travelled to Sharm El-Sheikh to attend 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.[citation needed]
11 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur October 25–28 Carney travelled to Kuala Lumpur to attend the 47th ASEAN summit.[citation needed]
Singapore Singapore October 28–29 Carney travelled to Singapore to meet with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.[citation needed]
South Korea Gyeongju October 29 – November 1 Carney travelled to Gyeongju to attend dinner with other world leaders and the APEC summit.
12 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi November 20–21 Carney travelled to Abu Dhabi to meet with President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed.[17]
South Africa Johannesburg November 22–23 Carney travelled to Johannesburg to attend the G20 summit.[18]
13 United States Washington, D.C. December 5 Special 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.[19]

2026

# Country Location Date Details Image
14 France Paris January 5–6 Carney travelled to Paris to attend the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris with fellow leaders.[20]
15 China Beijing January 13–17 Carney travelled to Beijing to meet with President Xi Jinping.[21]
Qatar Doha January 17–18 Carney travelled to Doha to expand bilateral trade with the nation. First sitting Canadian Prime Minister to visit the country.[22]
 Switzerland Davos January 18–21 Carney travelled to Davos to attend the annual World Economic Forum in the mountainous ski village of Davos.[23]
16 India Mumbai, New Delhi February 27 – March 2 Carney travelled to India to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Carney 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.[24]
Australia Sydney, Canberra March 3–6 Carney travelled to Australia to meet with Prime Anthony Albanese and addressed the Australian parliament.[25][26]
Japan Tokyo March 6–7 Carney travelled to Tokyo to meet with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as part of his efforts to diversify Canada's trade.[27]
17 Norway Oslo, Bardufoss March 13–15 Carney is expected to personally observe the Norwegian-led NATO exercise Nordic Response in Bardufoss. He is then expected to travel onto Oslo to meet with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store to advance Canada-Norway trade relation and mutual Arctic security defence.[28]
United Kingdom London March 15–16 Carney is travelling to London to meet 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 is also expected to meet with King Charles III.[29]
Italy Rome March 16–23 Carney will fly straight to Rome from London to vacation with family after the European trip concludes.[30]

Future trips

Country Location Date Details
Dominican Republic Punta Cana TBD[31] Carney is expected to attend the 10th Summit of the Americas.[citation needed]

Multilateral meetings

See also

References

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