Are there public records, press releases, or treaty texts showing Mark Carney's signature on Canadian trade agreements this year?

1. What the official press releases say — “signed” and “concluded”

Federal news releases from the Prime Minister’s office state plainly that Carney “signed” the new Canada–UAE FIPA during his Abu Dhabi visit and that he “welcomed” and announced the Canada–Indonesia CEPA in Ottawa — language government communiqués commonly use to report the formal conclusion or announcement of treaties and partnership agreements ^{[1] [2]}. Those releases describe the agreements’ goals (investment protection with the UAE; tariff reductions and market access with Indonesia) and the political framing of the events (trade diversification and export growth targets) ^{[1] [2]}.

2. Public treaty texts vs. press summaries — what’s available in sources

The provided government releases and contemporary reporting detail the deals and their economic significance but do not include, in the snippets offered, links to posted treaty texts with signature pages or scanned signatures attached. The press statements emphasize outcomes and political messaging rather than publishing the full treaty instrument and signature block in-line with the news release ^{[1] [2]}. If you need the full legal text or signature page, the current reporting in these sources does not show it.

3. Media and watchdog coverage — corroboration, not signature images

Major outlets (Reuters, The New York Times, Fortune, The Guardian) and policy critiques cover Carney’s trade diplomacy, the timing of announcements, and domestic fallout such as steel and lumber measures — they corroborate that he has been actively negotiating and announcing deals but they report on policy and politics rather than reproducing formal treaty signature pages ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}. Critical commentary (e.g., Jacobin, conservative blogs) discusses the political implications of the agreements but likewise does not present treaty text signatures ^{[7] [8]}.

4. Government practice and likely next steps

Government press releases typically precede or accompany publication of formal treaty instruments on repositories such as the Department of Global Affairs treaty database or Canada’s official treaty series. The press releases here serve to notify stakeholders and the public of the political act of signing or concluding agreements; the detailed legal text and formal signature pages are frequently posted separately in official treaty registries or deposited with parliamentary or international bodies ^{[1] [2]}. Available sources do not state whether those treaty texts have been posted yet.

5. How journalists and analysts interpret “signed” in this context

Reporting uses “signed” and “concluded” to describe the outcome of executive-level diplomacy and to signal political ownership. Reuters and other outlets stress that such language may sometimes refer to a leaders’ exchange of instruments or a joint statement rather than an immediately published, fully executed treaty text available to the public ^{[3] [9]}. Sources show government messaging on export diversification and investment targets tied to these signings, meaning the political signal matters as much as the legal form ^{[1] [10]}.

6. Limitations, open questions, and where to look next

Limitations: the assembled sources do not include full treaty PDFs or scanned signature pages and therefore cannot confirm the presence of Mark Carney’s handwritten or digital signature on public treaty texts (not found in current reporting). To verify a visible signature or to retrieve the complete legal instrument, check Canada’s official treaty repository at Global Affairs Canada or the Canada Treaty Series, and the UAE/Indonesia treaty registries or the United Nations Treaty Collection — sources not provided here (available sources do not mention those specific postings) ^{[1] [2]}.

7. Bottom line for verification

Press releases and reputable reporting confirm Carney publicly signed and announced trade and investment agreements in 2025 (Canada–UAE FIPA, Canada–Indonesia CEPA) but the materials in the supplied sources do not include or reproduce treaty texts with signature pages. If you need the actual signed instrument, consult the official treaty databases or request the deposited instrument directly from Global Affairs Canada; those steps are not covered in the current reporting ^{[1] [2]}.