The Canadian prime minister said his government has pledged to strengthen surveillance at its border with the United States and implement new measures to stop fentanyl trafficking.

US President Donald Trump has agreed to pause for at least 30 days the imposition of a 25% tariff on products imported into the United States from Canada, except for energy goods, whose tariff will be 10%.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the news after a phone call with Trump.

“Just had a good call with President Trump,” Trudeau wrote on social media platform X. “The proposed tariffs will be paused for at least 30 days while we work together.”

"Canada is implementing our $1.3 billion border plan: reinforcing the border with new helicopters, technology and personnel, improving coordination with our American partners and increasing resources to stop the flow of fentanyl. Nearly 10,000 frontline personnel are and will be working to protect the border," Trudeau explained.

On Saturday, the United States notified Canada that it would impose new tariffs, affecting the free trade process that both nations began in 1989 with a bilateral treaty.

In the morning, Trump also postponed for a month his decision to set a general tariff of 25% on Mexico, in a conversation he held with President Claudia Sheinbaum.

If Trump's plans go ahead, only China would face an additional 10% tariff starting this Tuesday.

In bilateral trade in products between the United States and Canada, its exports were $322.409 billion from January to November 2024 and its imports were $377.239 billion, with a resulting deficit for the United States of $54.830 billion.

Bilateral trade and investment ties are extensive and have been strengthened by more than three decades of free trade.

Canada replaced its bilateral agreement when the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA, together with Mexico, came into force in January 1994), which was itself replaced by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in July 2020.