OTTAWA—Amid an ongoing trade war, Prime Minister Mark Carney will head to Washington next week to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

The Prime Minister’s Office described the trip as a “working visit,” which will focus on “shared priorities in a new economic and security relationship.”

Earlier this week, Trump added new tariffs targeting Canada including a new 10 per cent tariff on softwood lumber, and a 25 per cent levy on imports of kitchen cabinets as well as upholstered wood products. The levy on softwood lumber comes on top of 35 per cent levies already in place.

Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U. S. trade, who has made multiple visits to Washington in recent months, told a Senate committee Thursday that Canada was moving closer to a deal with th

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