Canada
Canada has signed free trade agreements with the US, the US-and-Mexico (NAFTA), Costa Rica, Chile, Israel, Colombia, Peru and EFTA. It has also concluded talks with Jordan.
The government has also signed an Economic Framework Agreement with Japan and about 25 bilateral investment treaties.
Ottawa is currently in bilateral trade deal talks, or in the process of considering them, with Korea, Singapore, India, the so-called "Central America Four" (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua), the Dominican Republic, the Andean Community, CARICOM, Morocco and the EU (CETA).
last update: May 2012
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7-Sep-2012 Tax News Canada, Costa Rica conclude latest FTA talks
Canada and Costa Rica have concluded the fifth round of talks towards the modernization of their existing free trade agreement (FTA). -
24-Aug-2012 Indonesia seeks trade, but not free trade
Indonesia is eager to boost trade with Canada, but the South Asian country isn’t interested in two of the Harper government’s top priorities — pursuing a free-trade deal or buying Alberta oilsands crude. -
22-Aug-2012 Lost trade with U.S. prompts Canada to seek other markets
Eleven years after the 9/11 debacle, the Canada-U.S. border linking the world’s two most friendly countries remains a debilitating choke point. -
19-Jul-2012 Ottawa Citizen Canada’s path to trade with Asia goes through Europe
As another round of CETA negotiations takes place in Brussels this week, the Canadian government must know that an early and good trade agreement with Europe is crucial to Canada’s new economic and trade agenda in Asia. -
4-Jul-2012 Macleans.ca Canada can’t crack inner circle of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement
When it comes to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement (TPP), Canada may have been invited to the party, but we are not yet part of the club. -
26-Jun-2012 Tax News Canada concludes latest Morocco FTA talks
According to minister Ed Fast, the deal would “serve as a gateway to a deeper Canadian commercial presence in North Africa and the Mediterranean region”. -
22-Jun-2012 NUPGE The TPP: Selling out Canadians, one ’trade deal’ at a time
We will be told, of course, that this deal too will enhance trade, will enrich Canadians and will be good for our economy. All of this we will be expected to swallow whole. If this deal follows the usual pattern, none of it will be true. -
21-Jun-2012 Globe and Mail Trade talks ain’t what they used to be (open)
Once upon a time, major international trade pacts were the source of controversy and great debate in Canada. -
19-Jun-2012 Canada to reveal next step in closer China trade ties
Canada is set to announce it has completed an important step toward closer trade ties with China, CBC News has learned. -
28-Apr-2012 Operation Maple Canada: The real cost of free trade
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18-Apr-2012 Pueblo en Línea Avanza renegociación de TLC entre Costa Rica y Canadá
Los equipos técnicos de Costa Rica y Canadá trabajan desde esta semana en la tercera ronda de negociación para modernizar el Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) vigente entre ambos países, según informó hoy el Ministerio de Comercio Exterior costarricense. -
18-Apr-2012 Tax News Canada, Chile expand FTA
The original FTA covered trade in goods and services, but did not include provisions on financial services. The amended agreement now includes a financial services chapter. -
18-Apr-2012 PM du Canada Le PM annonce l’élargissement de l’Accord de libre-échange Canada-Chili
Les entreprises canadiennes profiteront d’un accès accru au marché chilien -
2-Apr-2012 Mondaq Canada and China negotiate investment treaty
On February 8, 2012, Canada and China signed a Declaration of Intent, signalling that the substantive negotiations between them on a bilateral investment treaty have come to a close. What do we know about this treaty? -
1-Apr-2012 New Canadian strategy for Americas expected
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is poised to unveil a reinvigoration of his government’s muddled Americas strategy when he meets with hemispheric leaders next month. -
27-Mar-2012 CAW Free trade with Japan will only worsen trade deficit, CAW president says
Canadian Auto Workers president Ken Lewenza is raising serious objections to the new free trade discussions with Japan, charging that a free trade deal with Japan is unnecessary and would hurt the Canadian economy. -
26-Mar-2012 Expansión Japón y Canadá inician negociaciones para firmar un TLC
El primer ministro japonés, Yoshihiko Noda, y su homólogo canadiense, Stephen Harper, han acordado hoy en Tokio el inicio de negociaciones encaminadas a alcanzar un Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) entre ambos países. -
23-Mar-2012 AP Canadian prime minister says free trade pact with Thailand to be negotiated
Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper says his country will hold exploratory talks with Thailand on a free trade agreement. -
22-Mar-2012 Radio Canada Canada : Vers un accord de libre-échange avec le Japon
En tournée commerciale en Asie, le premier ministre Stephen Harper serait sur le point d’annoncer le lancement de négociations formelles en vue d’un accord de libre-échange entre le Canada et le Japon. -
7-Mar-2012 Push for free trade requires second thought
Canada is a trading nation, with one-third of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) coming from our exports. Of course, it should come as no surprise that the U.S. and Mexico make up a large proportion of this trade (approximately 76 per cent).
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