List of international trips made by prime ministers of Canada

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The following is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by prime ministers of Canada in chronological order since the start of Brian Mulroney in 1984.

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Brian Mulroney (1984–1993)

Kim Campbell (1993)

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1Flag of Japan.svg Japan Tokyo July 7–9Attended 19th G7 summit.

Paul Martin (2003–2006)

Justin Trudeau (2015–2025)

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Countries visited by Justin Trudeau during his premiership

Justin Trudeau, the 23rd prime minister of Canada, had made 96 trips to 50 countries during his premiership. In 2017 he became first Prime Minister to participate in East Asia Summit. [1] In 2024, Trudeau became the first incumbent Prime Minister to visit Laos.

Mark Carney (2025–present)

Mark Carney, the 24th and current prime minister of Canada, has made 5 trips to 11 countries since his premiership.

Table of destinations

Twenty sitting Canadian prime ministers have traveled to at least one foreign country or dependent territory.[ citation needed ]

RegionCountry or territory NVPrime Minister and year of visit
(Note: column sorts by year of first visit, not by prime minister's name.)
Kenya
TBA
Rwanda
1
Justin Trudeau 2022
Algeria
TBA
Libya
TBA
Egypt
TBA
South Africa
TBA
Liberia
TBA
Justin Trudeau 2016
Nigeria
TBA
Bahamas
2
Justin Trudeau 2016, 2023
Jamaica
2
Justin Trudeau 2022, 2023
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1
Justin Trudeau 2015
Mexico
7
Paul Martin 2004  Stephen Harper 2006, 2009, 2012, 2014  Justin Trudeau 2017, 2023
Panama
1
Stephen Harper 2015
Trinidad and Tobago
2
Stephen Harper 2009 (2)
Bermuda
1
Justin Trudeau 2024
Greenland
TBA
United States
55
Pierre Trudeau 1976, 1983  Brian Mulroney 1990  Jean Chrétien 1997  Paul Martin 2004 (3), 2005 (2)  Stephen Harper 2006, 2008 (2), 2009 (2), 2010, 2011 (3), 2012 (2)  Justin Trudeau 2016 (5), 2017 (8), 2018 (4), 2019 (3), 2021, 2022 (2), 2023 (6), 2024 (4), 2025  Mark Carney 2025
Argentina
2
Justin Trudeau 2016, 2018
Brazil
3
Paul Martin 2004  Stephen Harper 2011  Justin Trudeau 2024
Chile
1
Paul Martin 2004
Colombia
1
Stephen Harper 2012
Peru
4
Stephen Harper 2008  Justin Trudeau 2016, 2018, 2024
China
3
Stephen Harper 2014  Justin Trudeau 2016, 2017
Japan
9
Joe Clark 1979  Brian Mulroney 1986  Kim Campbell 1993  Jean Chrétien 2000  Stephen Harper 2008, 2010  Justin Trudeau 2016, 2019, 2023
South Korea
5
Brian Mulroney 1986  Stephen Harper 2009, 2010, 2012  Justin Trudeau 2023
India
4
Stephen Harper 2009, 2012  Justin Trudeau 2018, 2023
Pakistan
TBA
Cambodia
1
Justin Trudeau 2022
Indonesia
3
Stephen Harper 2013  Justin Trudeau 2022, 2023
Laos
1
Justin Trudeau 2024
Malaysia
TBA
Philippines
6
Pierre Trudeau 1983  Jean Chrétien 1996, 1997  Stephen Harper 2012  Justin Trudeau 2015, 2017
Singapore
3
Stephen Harper 2009  Justin Trudeau 2018, 2023
Vietnam
2
Stephen Harper 2006  Justin Trudeau 2017
Armenia
1
Justin Trudeau 2018
Bahrain
TBA
Cyprus
TBA
Iraq
TBA
Israel
1
Justin Trudeau 2016
Jordan
TBA
Kuwait
TBA
Oman
TBA
Qatar
TBA
Saudi Arabia
TBA
Turkey
1
Justin Trudeau 2015
United Arab Emirates
TBA
Bulgaria
TBA
Czechia
TBA
Hungary
TBA
Poland
5
Justin Trudeau 2016, 2022, 2024, 2025  Mark Carney 2025
Romania
1
Stephen Harper 2008
Russia
5
Brian Mulroney 1993  Paul Martin 2004  Stephen Harper 2006, 2012, 2013
Slovakia
TBA
Soviet Union [Note 1]
2
Brian Mulroney 1985, 1989
Ukraine
6
Justin Trudeau 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025  Mark Carney 2025
Denmark
TBA
Estonia
TBA
Finland
TBA
Iceland
1
Justin Trudeau 2023
Latvia
5
Stephen Harper 2006  Justin Trudeau 2018, 2022, 2023  Mark Carney 2025
Lithuania
1
Justin Trudeau 2023
Norway
TBA
Sweden
TBA
Albania
TBA
Bosnia and Herzegovina
TBA
Croatia [Note 2]
TBA
Greece
TBA
Italy
9
Pierre Trudeau 1980  Brian Mulroney 1987  Jean Chrétien 1994, 2001  Stephen Harper 2009  Justin Trudeau 2017, 2021, 2024  Mark Carney 2025
Macedonia [Note 3]
TBA
Malta
1
Justin Trudeau 2015
Portugal
2
Stephen Harper 2010  Justin Trudeau 2025
Slovenia
TBA
Spain
1
Justin Trudeau 2022
Vatican City
2
Justin Trudeau 2017  Mark Carney 2025
Austria
TBA
Belgium
8
Stephen Harper 2014  Justin Trudeau 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2025  Mark Carney 2025
France
21
Pierre Trudeau 1982  Brian Mulroney 1989  Jean Chrétien 1996, 2003  Stephen Harper 2009 (2), 2011 (2), 2014  Justin Trudeau 2015, 2017 (2), 2018 (2), 2019 (3), 2024 (2), 2025  Mark Carney 2025
Germany [Note 4]
13
Pierre Trudeau 1978  Brian Mulroney 1985, 1992  Jean Chrétien 1999  Stephen Harper 2007, 2009, 2015  Justin Trudeau 2017 (2), 2020, 2022 (2)  Mark Carney 2025
Ireland
7
John Diefenbaker 1961  Pierre Trudeau 1975  Brian Mulroney 1991  Jean Chrétien 1999  Paul Martin 2005  Stephen Harper 2013  Justin Trudeau 2017
Luxembourg
TBA
Netherlands
3
Stephen Harper 2014  Justin Trudeau 2021  Mark Carney 2025
Switzerland
3
Justin Trudeau 2016, 2018, 2024
United Kingdom
22
Pierre Trudeau 1977, 1984  Brian Mulroney 1991, 1993  Jean Chrétien 1998  Paul Martin 2005  Stephen Harper 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014  Justin Trudeau 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 (2), 2021 (2), 2022 (2), 2023, 2025  Mark Carney 2025
Australia
3
Stephen Harper 2007, 2011, 2014
Papua New Guinea
1
Justin Trudeau 2018

See also

Notes

  1. The Soviet Union was split into 15 independent countries in 1991.
  2. Croatia became independent in 1991.
  3. Name was changed from Macedonia to North Macedonia on February 12, 2019.
  4. All subsequent visits by Canadian Prime Ministers have been made to the Federal Republic of Germany, which was known colloquially as "West Germany" from 1949 to 1990 during the post World War II West–East division of Germany. No incumbent Canadian Prime Minister ever visited the German Democratic Republic ("East Germany") during its existence in the same time frame.

References

  1. "Justin Trudeau to be first sitting PM to participate in East Asia Summit". Global News. 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2025-07-18.