WASHINGTON — U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said the United States has not determined whether Canadian officials interfered in American elections, tempering concerns raised by a recent U.S. Embassy fact sheet about Canadian political activity. In an interview recorded Wednesday and released Friday, Hoekstra said the embassy had not made a definitive finding or reported to Washington that election interference was occurring. He said some people could interpret the activities in the fact sheet as interference, adding, “We continue to watch.” The embassy document described what it called plans by prominent Canadians to influence American politics. It cited, among other examples, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly’s meetings with Democratic officials in Boston and Chicago to discuss tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. It also named Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Liberal Member of Parliament Anthony Housefather. The document said Canadian officials were brushing aside concerns even as ministers and premiers described efforts to influence U.S. politics in public appearances and official materials. Hoekstra’s comments made clear, however, that the embassy had not reached the conclusion that those activities amounted to election interference. Prime Minister Mark Carney has repeatedly rejected the allegations. At a rally earlier this week, he joked that U.S. officials might mistake Canadian efforts to reduce the country’s economic dependence on the United States for meddling in American elections. On Friday, he suggested the United States was interfering in Canadian politics. The disagreement comes as relations between the two countries are strained. Carney walked away from trade negotiations in August and pledged to reduce Canada’s reliance on its southern neighbor. The exchange over election activity adds a new political flashpoint to an already tense relationship, though Hoekstra did not rule out further scrutiny by the embassy.