Doug Ford is off to Washington.
The Ontario Premier will travel to D.C. this week for an update on NAFTA talks.
Ford and Economic Development Minister Jim Wilson will meet Wednesday with federal officials carrying out trade negotiations in the U.S. capital, and also plan to meet with the Canadian Ambassador to the United States.
In a statement, Ford says he plans to stress the need to protect Ontario workers in the steel, automotive, and agricultural sectors.
He has previously said he supports federal efforts to renegotiate the trade deal with the United States and Mexico.
Shortly after winning the spring election, Ford met with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Canada's ambassador to the United States, pledging his help in trade matters.
Earlier this summer, Wilson travelled to Washington to testify before a U.S. Department of Commerce hearing on NAFTA, calling for balanced and fair trade between the two countries.
— with files from The Canadian Press