Carney to spend much of 2026 travelling the world for trade

Prime Minister Mark Carney visited France, China, Qatar and Switzerland in January and his office says he accepted an invitation to India for an artificial intelligence summit in early 2026.

Mark Carney has been travelling on government aircraft since becoming prime minister as part of efforts to secure new trade links and investment. In January he visited France, China, Qatar and Switzerland. His office says he accepted an invitation to visit India for an artificial intelligence summit in New Delhi in February. The Prime Minister's Office also notes that further details on international engagements will be announced as plans are formalized. Known or reported engagements: - Carney visited France, China, Qatar and Switzerland in January 2026, according to reporting. - Canada’s Prime Minister’s Office said last fall that Carney accepted an invitation to visit India; India’s High Commissioner to Canada said the visit is to attend an AI summit scheduled for Feb. 19–20 and that the trip will take place in the coming weeks. - Australian visits have been discussed with experts and could be linked to the India trip, but such travel has not been confirmed by the PMO. - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Carney accepted an invitation to visit Brazil in April to discuss trade; the PMO has not confirmed that trip. - Several multilateral summits are scheduled this year where the prime minister is widely expected to appear, including the G7 in Évian-les-Bains (June 15–17), NATO in Ankara (July 7–8), the United Nations General Assembly high-level meetings (starting Sept. 22), and APEC in Shenzhen (Nov. 18–19). - Carney made a confidential visit to Kyiv last August, reported as a security-sensitive trip. Summary: Carney’s overseas travel in 2026 is framed as part of an effort to diversify trade and increase non-U.S. exports through new partnerships and investment. Several invitations and summit dates are reported across the year, but many individual trips remain unconfirmed and details are pending. Undetermined at this time.