Carney, 59, a Harvard grad, will oversee his country at a time when it is locked in a trade war with the United States, its largest trading partner.
Mark Carney has won the race to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada's prime minister and Liberal Party leader. We look at some of the key moments on Carney's journey from banker to PM. Video captured from the ground shows a FedEx cargo jet returning to Newark Airport in New Jersey to make an emergency landing.
Carney, 59, a political novice, will take over at a tumultuous time in Canada, which is in the midst of a trade war with the United States.