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

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is serious about a threat to impose stiff import tariffs on Canadian imports and warned they would hurt both economies.

President-elect Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were meeting on Friday at Trump's Florida's estate amid threats of trade wars.

The sudden visit to Florida by the leader of Canada comes days after Trump threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived at Mar-a-Lago for an unannounced visit with Donald Trump after the president-elect threatened Canada with a hefty tariff, according to two people familiar with the meeting granted anonymity to discuss the plans.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that Donald Trump's threat to impose stiff tariffs on Canadian imports would hurt both economies and later flew to Florida for a meeting with the president-elect.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Donald Trump's Florida resort on Friday to meet with the U.S. President-elect, days after Trump threatened to slap tariffs on Canadian imports over border-related concerns.