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List of international trips made by prime ministers of Canada

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The following is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by prime ministers of Canada in chronological order since the start of Brian Mulroney in 1984.

Brian Mulroney (1984–1993)

Brian Mulroney, the 18th prime minister of Canada, had made TBA trips to TBA countries during his premiership.

Kim Campbell (1993)

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1 Japan Tokyo July 7–9 Attended 19th G7 summit.
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Jean Chrétien (1993–2003)

Jean Chrétien, the 20th prime minister of Canada, had made TBA trips to TBA countries during his premiership.

Paul Martin (2003–2006)

Paul Martin, the 21st prime minister of Canada, had made 12 trips to 12 countries during his premiership.

Stephen Harper (2006–2015)

Stephen Harper, the 22nd prime minister of Canada, had made TBA trips to TBA countries during his premiership.

Justin Trudeau (2015–2025)

Countries visited by Justin Trudeau during his premiership

Justin Trudeau, the 23rd prime minister of Canada, had made 96 trips to 50 countries during his premiership. In 2017 he became first Prime Minister to participate in East Asia Summit.[1] In 2022, he became the first incumbent Prime Minister to visit Rwanda.[2] In 2024, Trudeau became the first incumbent Prime Minister to visit Laos.[3]

Mark Carney (2025–present)

Table of destinations

Twenty sitting Canadian prime ministers have traveled to at least one foreign country or dependent territory.[citation needed]

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Region Country or territory NV Prime Minister and year of visit
(Note: column sorts by year of first visit, not by prime minister's name.)
Ethiopia
2
Jean Chrétien 2003  Justin Trudeau 2022
Kenya
1
Pierre Trudeau 1981
Rwanda
1
Justin Trudeau 2022
Algeria
TBA
TBA
Egypt
1
Mark Carney 2025
Libya
TBA
Sudan
1
Paul Martin 2004
Madagascar
1
Justin Trudeau 2016
South Africa
4
Jean Chrétien 1999, 2002  Stephen Harper 2013  Mark Carney 2025
Liberia
1
Justin Trudeau 2016
Mali
1
Justin Trudeau 2018
Nigeria
3
Pierre Trudeau 1981  Jean Chrétien 1999, 2002
Bahamas
2
Justin Trudeau 2016, 2023
Jamaica
2
Justin Trudeau 2022, 2023
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1
Justin Trudeau 2015
Mexico
18
John Diefenbaker 1960  Pierre Trudeau 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982  Brian Mulroney 1990  Jean Chrétien 1994, 1999, 2002, 2003  Paul Martin 2004  Stephen Harper 2006, 2009, 2012, 2014  Justin Trudeau 2017, 2023  Mark Carney 2025
Panama
1
Stephen Harper 2015
Trinidad and Tobago
2
Stephen Harper 2009 (2)
Bermuda
1
Justin Trudeau 2024
Greenland
TBA
United States
62
1933Richard Bedford Bennett 1933  Pierre Trudeau 1976, 1983  Brian Mulroney 1990, 1993 (2)  Jean Chrétien 1993, 1997  Paul Martin 2004 (3), 2005 (2)  Stephen Harper 2006, 2008 (3), 2009 (2), 2010, 2011 (3), 2012 (2)  Justin Trudeau 2016 (5), 2017 (8), 2018 (4), 2019 (3), 2021, 2022 (2), 2023 (6), 2024 (4), 2025  Mark Carney 2025 (3)
Argentina
5
Jean Chrétien 1995, 1998  Paul Martin 2005  Justin Trudeau 2016, 2018
Brazil
6
Pierre Trudeau 1981  Jean Chrétien 1995, 1998  Paul Martin 2004  Stephen Harper 2011  Justin Trudeau 2024
Chile
3
Jean Chrétien 1998  Paul Martin 2004  Stephen Harper 2012
Colombia
1
Stephen Harper 2012
Peru
5
Stephen Harper 2008, 2013  Justin Trudeau 2016, 2018, 2024
China
6
Jean Chrétien 2001  Paul Martin 2005  Stephen Harper 2009, 2014  Justin Trudeau 2016, 2017  Mark Carney 2026
Japan
13
Pierre Trudeau 1976, 1983  Joe Clark 1979  Brian Mulroney 1986  Kim Campbell 1993  Jean Chrétien 2000  Paul Martin 2005  Stephen Harper 2008, 2010  Justin Trudeau 2016, 2019, 2023  Mark Carney 2026
South Korea
6
Brian Mulroney 1986  Stephen Harper 2009, 2010, 2012  Justin Trudeau 2023  Mark Carney 2025
India
6
Paul Martin 2005  Stephen Harper 2009, 2012  Justin Trudeau 2018, 2023  Mark Carney 2026
Pakistan
TBA
Sri Lanka
1
Paul Martin 2005
Cambodia
1
Justin Trudeau 2022
Indonesia
3
Stephen Harper 2013  Justin Trudeau 2022, 2023
Laos
1
2024Justin Trudeau 2024
Malaysia
1
Mark Carney 2025
Philippines
6
Pierre Trudeau 1983  Jean Chrétien 1996, 1997  Stephen Harper 2012  Justin Trudeau 2015, 2017
Singapore
4
Stephen Harper 2009  Justin Trudeau 2018, 2023  Mark Carney 2025
Thailand
2
Paul Martin 2005  Justin Trudeau 2022
Vietnam
2
Stephen Harper 2006  Justin Trudeau 2017
Armenia
2
Justin Trudeau 2018  Mark Carney 2026
Bahrain
TBA
Cyprus
TBA
Iraq
TBA
Israel
1
Justin Trudeau 2016
Jordan
TBA
Kuwait
TBA
Oman
TBA
Qatar
1
Mark Carney 2026
Saudi Arabia
1
Mark Carney 2026
Turkey
2
Justin Trudeau 2015  Mark Carney 2026
United Arab Emirates
1
Mark Carney 2025
Bulgaria
TBA
Czechia
TBA
Hungary
TBA
Poland
8
1999Jean Chrétien 1999  Stephen Harper 2014, 2015  Justin Trudeau 2016, 2022, 2024, 2025  Mark Carney 2025
Romania
1
Stephen Harper 2008
Russia
6
Brian Mulroney 1993  Jean Chrétien 1995  Paul Martin 2004  Stephen Harper 2006, 2012, 2013
Slovakia
TBA
Soviet Union [Note 1]
2
Brian Mulroney 1985, 1989
Ukraine
6
Justin Trudeau 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025  Mark Carney 2025
Denmark
TBA
Estonia
TBA
Finland
TBA
Iceland
1
Pierre Trudeau 1981  Justin Trudeau 2023
Latvia
5
Stephen Harper 2006  Justin Trudeau 2018, 2022, 2023  Mark Carney 2025
Lithuania
1
Justin Trudeau 2023
Norway
1
Mark Carney 2026
Sweden
TBA
Albania
TBA
Bosnia and Herzegovina
TBA
Croatia [Note 2]
TBA
Greece
TBA
Italy
10
Pierre Trudeau 1980  Brian Mulroney 1987  Jean Chrétien 1994, 2001  Stephen Harper 2009  Justin Trudeau 2017, 2021, 2024  Mark Carney 2025, 2026
Macedonia [Note 3]
TBA
Malta
1
Justin Trudeau 2015
Portugal
2
Stephen Harper 2010  Justin Trudeau 2025
Slovenia
TBA
Spain
3
1982Pierre Trudeau 1982  Jean Chrétien 1997  Justin Trudeau 2022
Vatican City
2
Justin Trudeau 2017  Mark Carney 2025
Austria
TBA
Belgium
8
Stephen Harper 2014  Justin Trudeau 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2025  Mark Carney 2025
France
24
Pierre Trudeau 1982  Brian Mulroney 1989  Jean Chrétien 1996, 2003  Stephen Harper 2009 (2), 2011 (2), 2014  Justin Trudeau 2015, 2017 (2), 2018 (2), 2019 (3), 2024 (2), 2025  Mark Carney 2025, 2026 (3)'
Germany[Note 4]
13
Pierre Trudeau 1978  Brian Mulroney 1985, 1992  Jean Chrétien 1999  Stephen Harper 2007, 2009, 2015  Justin Trudeau 2017 (2), 2020, 2022 (2)  Mark Carney 2025
Ireland
8
John Diefenbaker 1961  Pierre Trudeau 1975  Brian Mulroney 1991  Jean Chrétien 1999  Paul Martin 2005  Stephen Harper 2013  Justin Trudeau 2017  Mark Carney 2026
Luxembourg
TBA
Netherlands
3
Stephen Harper 2014  Justin Trudeau 2021  Mark Carney 2025
Switzerland
4
Justin Trudeau 2016, 2018, 2024  Mark Carney 2026
United Kingdom
24
Pierre Trudeau 1977, 1984  Brian Mulroney 1991, 1993  Jean Chrétien 1998  Paul Martin 2005  Stephen Harper 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014  Justin Trudeau 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 (2), 2021 (2), 2022 (2), 2023, 2025  Mark Carney 2025 (2), 2026
Australia
8
John Diefenbaker 1958  Pierre Trudeau 1970  Jean Chrétien 1995, 2002  Stephen Harper 2007, 2011, 2014  Mark Carney 2026
New Zealand
4
John Diefenbaker 1958  Pierre Trudeau 1970  Jean Chrétien 1995  Stephen Harper 2014
Papua New Guinea
1
Justin Trudeau 2018
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First visit by Country

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Countries by first incumbent Canadian prime ministerial visit
Country Date Prime Minister Ref.
United States April 24–28, 1933 Richard Bedford Bennett [4]
Poland January 25, 1999 Jean Chrétien [5]
Rwanda June 22–25, 2022 Justin Trudeau [2]
Laos October 8–11, 2024 [3]
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Notes

  1. The Soviet Union was split into 15 independent countries in 1991.
  2. Croatia became independent in 1991.
  3. Name was changed from Macedonia to North Macedonia on February 12, 2019.
  4. All subsequent visits by Canadian Prime Ministers have been made to the Federal Republic of Germany, which was known colloquially as "West Germany" from 1949 to 1990 during the post World War II West–East division of Germany. No incumbent Canadian Prime Minister ever visited the German Democratic Republic ("East Germany") during its existence in the same time frame.

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