Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister M茅lanie Joly are in Florida to meet with officials from president-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 incoming administration.

A statement from LeBlanc鈥檚 office says the duo travelled to Palm Beach, where they planned to use those talks to underscore 鈥淐anada鈥檚 efforts to combat fentanyl trafficking and illegal migration and the measures outlined in Canada鈥檚 Border Plan.鈥�

Spokesman Jean-S茅bastien Comeau says they will also emphasize the negative impacts of a potential 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods, both in Canada and the U.S.

Trump has threatened 25 per cent tariffs against Canada, prompting discussions at both the federal and provincial levels on the best way to deal with the incoming Trump government.

Since winning the presidential election in November, Trump has repeatedly referred to Canada as the 鈥�51st state鈥� and to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the 鈥済overnor鈥� of Canada.

Comeau says the ministers 鈥渓ook forward to building on the discussions that took place when the prime minister met with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago last month,鈥� as well as a recent call the ministers held with Trump鈥檚 鈥渂order czar鈥� Tom Homan.

The Canadian Press