Statement by Prime Minister Carney on Canada-U.S. trade negotiations

卡尼总理关于加美贸易谈判的声明

August 21, 2026 Ottawa, Ontario 2026年8月21日，安大略省渥太华

“Over the past 18 months, Canada’s new government has focused on building our strength at home, diversifying our partnerships abroad, and striking a fair deal with the United States. “在过去的18个月里，加拿大新政府一直致力于增强国内实力，实现对外伙伴关系的多元化，并与美国达成一项公平的协议。

Our objectives in our trade negotiations have been to: 我们在贸易谈判中的目标是：

Preserve tariff-free access to the U.S. for the vast majority of Canadian business; 为绝大多数加拿大企业保留进入美国市场的免关税准入；

Provide greater stability to our trade relationship; 为我们的贸易关系提供更大的稳定性；

Significantly reduce U.S. tariffs on our key strategic industries, so that Canadian businesses in these sectors would have the best access of any in the world; 大幅降低美国对我们关键战略产业征收的关税，使加拿大这些行业的企业能够获得全球最优的市场准入；

Protect our small and medium-sized businesses – the lifeblood of our economy – including by removing the imminent threat of new tariffs; and 保护我们的中小型企业——即我们经济的命脉——包括消除新关税带来的迫在眉睫的威胁；以及

Maintain our flexibility, independence, and sovereignty so we can keep building the Canada we want. 保持我们的灵活性、独立性和主权，以便我们能够继续建设我们理想中的加拿大。

We have recognised from the beginning that America has changed, and that we will not return to our old relationship. Our government understood, before many, that America is altering all its trade relationships. Putting tariffs on its closest allies and charging for access to its vast market. 我们从一开始就认识到美国已经发生了变化，我们不会回到过去的那种关系。我们的政府比许多人更早地意识到，美国正在改变其所有的贸易关系，对最亲密的盟友征收关税，并对其庞大的市场准入收取费用。

We have worked in that context. To strike a fair deal that would provide the best access to the U.S. market and greater certainty to Canadian businesses and workers. Throughout, our goal has been to secure the best deal for Canadians, never a deal at any price or on any deadline. 我们正是在这种背景下开展工作的。旨在达成一项公平的协议，为加拿大企业和工人提供进入美国市场的最佳途径和更大的确定性。自始至终，我们的目标都是为加拿大人争取最好的协议，绝不是不计代价或不顾期限地达成协议。

In recent weeks, we made important progress toward improving Canada’s position as having the best deal in the world with the U.S. 最近几周，我们在改善加拿大与美国达成全球最优协议的地位方面取得了重要进展。

However, that progress has not been enough to meet our objectives for Canadians. As a result, this evening, I have decided to suspend trade negotiations with the U.S. and have directed Canada’s negotiators to return to Ottawa. They have worked hard, in good faith, to defend the interests of Canadians throughout these negotiations up until the very last minute. However, last-minute changes in the U.S. proposed terms were unfair, uneconomic, and called into question the reliability of any deal. 然而，这些进展不足以实现我们为加拿大人设定的目标。因此，今晚我决定暂停与美国的贸易谈判，并指示加拿大谈判代表返回渥太华。在整个谈判过程中，他们一直努力工作，真诚地捍卫加拿大人的利益，直到最后一刻。然而，美方在最后一刻提出的条款变更既不公平也不符合经济逻辑，这使得任何协议的可靠性都受到了质疑。

At midnight tonight, the U.S. intends to impose a 50% tariff on roughly $28 billion of Canadian goods. Canada will match those tariffs dollar for dollar to protect our workers and businesses. 今晚午夜，美国打算对约280亿美元的加拿大商品征收50%的关税。加拿大将采取对等的关税措施，以保护我们的工人和企业。

In the coming days, the government will introduce additional measures to support Canadian workers and businesses, building on the nearly $25 billion in support provided over the past 18 months. 在接下来的几天里，政府将推出更多措施来支持加拿大工人和企业，这些措施将建立在过去18个月已提供的近250亿美元支持的基础上。

These actions complement Canada’s core economic strategy. From day one, we have been focused on building our strength at home and diversifying our partnerships abroad. 这些行动是对加拿大核心经济战略的补充。从第一天起，我们就专注于增强国内实力和实现对外伙伴关系的多元化。

That strategy is working. We are advancing nearly $500 billion in major infrastructure projects. In parallel, we are unlocking new export markets for Canadian businesses. Our existing free trade deals already provide Canada with preferential access to 1.5 billion consumers, and we are on track to double that market access by the end of this year. 这一战略正在发挥作用。我们正在推进近5000亿美元的重大基础设施项目。与此同时，我们正在为加拿大企业开拓新的出口市场。我们现有的自由贸易协定已经使加拿大能够以优惠条件进入拥有15亿消费者的市场，我们有望在今年年底前将这一市场准入规模翻一番。

Canadian economic growth is accelerating, and we are on course to have the second-fastest growth in the G7 over the next two years. Our economy is creating jobs at four times the rate of the United States. Our exports to non-U.S. markets are on track to double over the next decade. Foreign direct investment in Canada is at its highest level in two decades, running at twice the rate of our nearest G7 competitor. Canada now ranks as the most attractive country in the world for infrastructure investment. 加拿大经济增长正在加速，我们有望在未来两年内实现七国集团（G7）中第二快的增长速度。我们的经济创造就业岗位的速度是美国的四倍。我们对非美国市场的出口有望在未来十年内翻一番。加拿大吸引的外国直接投资处于二十年来的最高水平，是G7中排名第二的竞争对手的两倍。加拿大目前被评为全球最具基础设施投资吸引力的国家。

Canada has what the world wants. And we will not allow any nation to determine our future. We will set our own course to keep building Canada strong for all.” 加拿大拥有世界所需要的东西。我们绝不允许任何国家决定我们的未来。我们将走自己的路，继续为所有人建设一个强大的加拿大。”