Canada’s minister of innovation, science and trade sat down with representatives from Ford, Basic Motors, Stellantis and Tesla in conferences in Detroit and California this week, because the federal authorities continues to pitch automakers on investing in Canada.

François-Philippe Champagne was on the North American Worldwide Auto Present in Detroit Sept. 14. He met with every of the Detroit Three automakers whereas within the Motor Metropolis, although few particulars of the conferences have been instantly obtainable.

In a tweet Wednesday, Champagne stated the talks revolved round electrical automobiles, batteries and “most significantly,” Canadian jobs.

All three automakers have already dedicated to constructing electrical automobiles in Canada, whereas GM and Stellantis have made additional investments in Canada’s battery provide chain. In partnership with South Korea’s Posco Chemical, GM stated in March it will construct a $500-million battery supplies plant in Bécancour, Que. Stellantis and three way partnership accomplice LG Vitality Resolution introduced plans to spend $5 billion on a battery cell manufacturing plant in Windsor, Ont. the identical month.

Champagne, who has been actively courting investments from automakers on journeys to Germany and Japan this 12 months, adopted up the cease in Detroit with a tour of Tesla’s meeting plant in Fremont, Calif.

Champagne met with “senior administration” from the electrical car maker in the course of the go to. The dialogue targeted on EVs and the Canadian automotive ecosystem, he stated in a Sept. 16 tweet.

The California sit-down was Champagne’s second assembly with Tesla previously month. He was at Tesla Toronto Automation in Markham, Ont. Aug. 17 to pitch Canada as an funding vacation spot for the corporate. On the time, his workplace would offer few particulars about that assembly, however stated the discussions have been at an early stage.