--- title: U.S. and Canada Trade Talks to Resume Next Week description: Talks between the U.S. and Canada ended without a deal on a new North American Free Trade Agreement, but discussion is expected to continue. canonical: https://time.com/5384555/us-canada-nafta/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-08-31T20:19:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T21:19:00.567Z article:section: Politics og:title: U.S. and Canada End Friday Without Reaching a Deal on New NAFTA og:description: They're expected to resume talks next week og:url: https://time.com/5384555/us-canada-nafta/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc525a608721fd6cb/6989394097cdff52266b621e/canada-us-resume-trade-talks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5600 og:image:height: 3150 og:image:alt: Canada-us-resume-trade-talks og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: U.S. and Canada End Friday Without Reaching a Deal on New NAFTA twitter:description: They're expected to resume talks next week twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc525a608721fd6cb/6989394097cdff52266b621e/canada-us-resume-trade-talks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # U.S. and Canada End Friday Without Reaching a Deal on New NAFTA > Sponsored content. 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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. by [Andrew Mayeda, Josh Wingrove and Eric Martin / Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Andrew Mayeda, Josh Wingrove and Eric Martin / Bloomberg Contributor Aug 31, 2018 8:19 PM UTC  Westend61—Getty Images/Westend61 by [Andrew Mayeda, Josh Wingrove and Eric Martin / Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Andrew Mayeda, Josh Wingrove and Eric Martin / Bloomberg Contributor Aug 31, 2018 8:19 PM UTC (Bloomberg) — Talks between the U.S. and Canada ended Friday without a deal on a new North American Free Trade Agreement, but discussions are expected to continue next week, according to a person familiar with the matter. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to brief reporters at 4:30 p.m. local time on Friday at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, according to a Canadian government statement. Freeland has been in Washington since Tuesday in an accelerated push to reach an agreement with the U.S. over revamping Nafta. The Trump administration had given Canada until Friday to join a preliminary deal it reached earlier in the week with Mexico or risk being left out. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that the U.S. intends to notify Congress on Friday that it’ll proceed with changes to Nafta with Mexico, and that it remains open to continuing negotiations with Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said he’ll only sign an agreement that’s right for Canada. Trudeau reiterated his government wouldn’t concede to U.S. demands to dismantle its dairy system, known as supply management. Talks were also hung up on U.S. demands to eliminate dispute-resolution panels that Ottawa considers essential, two Canadian officials said Friday. Canada has been clear about its “red lines” around Nafta, Trudeau said at an event in Oshawa, Ontario. “We are looking forward to signing the right deal for Canada. 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