Continue collaboration with the United States and Mexico in areas of mutual benefit, including energy security and cross-border infrastructure.

What success looks like

Greater integration of the Canadian, Mexican and American energy markets, reduced risk of energy supply interruptions and strengthened relations between the three North American partners.

Government's narrative on progress

Canada, the United States and Mexico share the most integrated and well-functioning continental energy markets in the world. With the risk of cyber attacks against North America’s energy systems on the rise, defending against these threats is a shared priority. Greater trilateral collaboration on energy security and cross-border infrastructure will help advance this priority. On February 27, 2019, the Government of Canada led a symposium, in collaboration with the US Department of Energy and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), to explore how big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies are transforming the energy sector to advance common objectives, such as public safety, economic competitiveness, and energy security. At the November 2017 North American Energy Ministerial meeting in Houston, energy ministers reiterated the importance of trilateral cooperation and committed to further collaboration in three priority areas: 1) security, reliability and resiliency; 2) trade and economic development; and, 3) diversifying resources. Provisions in the new Canada-US-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) will ensure the continued free flow of energy products in North America and strengthen the bilateral and trilateral energy trade relationship with the U.S. and Mexico. The inclusion of a binding energy side letter with the U.S. will increase transparency and access to Canada's closest energy trading partner.

Note: this is the government's own description, not an independent assessment.