U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Canada next month, amid ongoing trade tensions between the two nations.
Trump will be at the gathering in Kananaskis, Alta., from June 15 to 17, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed in a May 22 briefing.
This will be Trump’s first trip to Canada since his January inauguration. He last visited the country in 2018 to attend the 44th G7 summit in La Malbaie, Que., during his first presidential term.
This will not be Trump’s first meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney this year, as the two leaders met on May 6 when Carney travelled to Washington, D.C., to discuss tariff tensions between the countries.
Carney noted during the White House visit that he would “look forward to meeting next month at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis.”
In Washington, the leaders discussed the trade relationship between the two countries, which has been tense since Trump placed tariffs on Canadian goods this spring in response to what he calls lax security that allows fentanyl to be trafficked across the border the two countries share. The wide-ranging discussion also touched on Trump’s ongoing remarks about Canada’s sovereignty and becoming the 51st U.S. state.
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Canada is not the only G7 country facing trade tensions with the United States. The meeting will also include France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom, all of which are facing varying degrees of tariffs. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also been invited to the event.
Officials have said they’re expecting protesters in Kananaskis as world leaders converge on the Alberta village next month and, as a result, security will be tight.
The RCMP said earlier this year there will be a controlled access zone around key summit venues from June 10 to June 18 and steps are being taken to deal with new technological threats, such as the weaponization of drones.
Security is being run by an integrated group based in Calgary. It includes the RCMP, the Calgary Police Service, Alberta sheriffs, Alberta conservation officers and the Canadian Armed Forces.
Financial Summit
The summit in Kananaskis follows a recent three-day financial summit held this week in Banff, Alta., hosted by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Bank of Canada Gov. Tiff Macklem.
Finance ministers from the G7 countries, as well as heads of the World Bank Group, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, International Monetary Fund, and Financial Stability Board attended.
The American delegation for this segment of the summit was represented by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
The leaders released a joint statement after the meetings, which took place from May 21 to 23.
“After 50 years of working together, transcending national differences and promoting global prosperity, the value of the G7 is clear,” the statement says. “We held a productive and frank exchange of views on the current global economic and financial situation, the risks and opportunities common to our countries, and ways to address them.”
While it does not specifically address Trump’s tariffs, the statement notes the many “complex global challenges,” saying that the countries “are committed to pursuing our shared policy objectives.”
The Canadian Press contributed to this report.
