The unannounced meeting comes days after President-elect pledged to enact crippling tariffs on Canada and Mexico over illegal immigration and drugs.

President-elect Donald Trump called his meeting with Justin Trudeau productive and said the prime minister made a commitment to work with the United States to end the drug crisis amid the threat of stiff tariffs.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he had an "excellent conversation" with Donald Trump in Florida after the president-elect's threat to impose significant tariffs on two of America's leading trade partners raised alarms in Ottawa and Mexico City.