Canadian and US negotiators pushed to finalise a tentative trade deal against a Friday midnight deadline, with Canada's trade minister Dominic LeBlanc saying "we have more work to do" after an eight-hour session with US trade representative Jamieson Greer. Missing the deadline risks a fresh wave of US tariffs on Canadian goods, making the talks pivotal for industries including steel, aluminium, autos and dairy, and for Prime Minister Mark Carney's efforts to secure political backing at home.

Leaked details suggest the US would cut tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium from 50% to 25%, and on cars from 25% to 15%, in exchange for Canada restoring American alcohol sales, giving US dairy producers greater market access, and dropping retaliatory tariffs. President Trump said talks were "moving along" but gave no confirmation a deal had been struck. Reaction within Canada was mixed: opposition leader Pierre Poilievre called any "one-sided" tariff arrangement unacceptable, Manitoba's premier Wab Kinew urged Canada to hold firm, Quebec's premier was still assessing the impact on dairy farmers, and an Ontario steel town's mayor warned a 25% tariff outcome would be nothing to celebrate.