Canada and Türkiye hold second meeting of the Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO)

Ottawa, January 20, 2026 — Canada hosted the second meeting of the Canada–Türkiye Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) in Ottawa, bringing together senior officials to advance bilateral trade and investment cooperation.

The meeting was cochaired by Rob Stewart, Deputy Minister of International Trade at Global Affairs Canada, and Mustafa Tuzcu, Deputy Minister for Trade of the Republic of Türkiye. 

The cochairs emphasized the importance of the meeting, convened at a moment when Canada and Türkiye seek to boost economic ties.  They highlighted recent high-level engagements, including a meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in September, as well as discussions between the countries’ Ministers of International Trade and Ministers of Foreign Affairs.

The JETCO meeting provided an opportunity to review developments in global and bilateral trade policy since the inaugural Committee meeting in 2019. The two countries discussed a wide range of economic issues with the shared objective of expanding trade, increasing investment, and deepening economic cooperation.

Canada and Türkiye

• Highlighted continued growth in bilateral trade and reaffirmed the importance of building on this momentum to seize economic opportunities.
• Underscored the importance of improving the business and investment climate and enhancing cooperation in priority sectors, including infrastructure, the green economy, energy and mining, aerospace and defence, and renewable energy technologies.
• Committed to continue exploring ways to improve air transportation links between the two countries.
• Expressed support for potential joint commercial projects in third countries, committing to promote awareness of commercial opportunities, investments, and procurement processes with our respective companies.
• Reaffirmed the importance of continued dialogue and networking between our business communities.

The cochairs committed to actioning these areas of cooperation and to taking stock of progress at the next JETCO.