13 October 2023, Ottawa - Philippine Officials, led by Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations and ASEAN Affairs Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro,  met with Canada’s Chief Trade Negotiator, Bruce Christie, Canada's first new Indo-Pacific Trade Representative, Paul Thoppil, and Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines, David Hartman, to discuss bilateral trade and investment and how Philippines and Canada can work towards increasing both.

The Philippines and Canada have explored a bilateral free trade agreement and are currently working on a free trade agreement under the ASEAN economic pillar.