Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will travel to Washington this week for talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, his office said Monday. The meeting comes days after Ottawa announced it will lift a swath of retaliatory tariffs on American products to mirror U.S. exemptions for items that comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). Prime Minister Mark Carney revealed the tariff rollback on Friday, easing duties Canada imposed in March on goods ranging from oranges to clothing. Ottawa will maintain 25% counter-tariffs on steel, aluminium and automobiles, sectors that remain subject to separate U.S. measures. President Donald Trump earlier this month raised broad U.S. duties on Canadian imports to 35%, citing drug-trafficking concerns and existing Canadian levies. LeBlanc said the retaliatory duties had been a central obstacle in efforts to forge a bilateral accord aimed at cushioning industries caught in the escalating dispute. Officials on both sides hope the latest concessions will clear the way for wider negotiations ahead of next year’s scheduled CUSMA review.