Count 'em! Canada's Free Trade Agreements

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Canada's Free Trade Agreements

[ http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-ag ... x?lang=eng ]

An FTA enables you to compete on a more even playing field with local firms in the FTA partner country. Under an FTA, a range of Canadian goods and services benefit from the reduction or elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade, such as quotas or technical barriers. It is important to note that each FTA covers different industry sectors and contains different provisions, depending on the FTA partner. For example, some of Canada’s more recent FTAs go beyond “traditional” trade barriers to cover business practices in labour mobility, intellectual property and investment.

▼ FTAs in Force
•Canada - Korea - Brought into force: January 1, 2015
•Canada - Honduras - Brought into force: October 1, 2014
•Canada - Panama - Brought into force: April 1, 2013
•Canada - Jordan - Brought into force: October 1, 2012
•Canada - Colombia - Brought into force: August 15, 2011
•Canada - Peru - Brought into force: August 1, 2009
•Canada - European Free Trade Association - Brought into force: July 1, 2009
•Canada - Costa Rica - Brought into force: November 1, 2002
•Canada - Chile - Brought into force: July 5, 1997
•Canada - Israel - Brought into force: January 1, 1997
•North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Brought into force: January 1, 1994
•Canada - U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA) - Brought into force: January 1, 1989 (superseded by NAFTA, which includes Mexico)

▼ FTAs Concluded
•Canada - European Union: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) - October 30, 2016
•Canada - Trans-Pacific Partnership - October 5, 2015
•Canada - Ukraine - July 11, 2016

▼ Ongoing FTA Negotiations
•Canada - Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
•Canada - Canada-Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador
•Canada - Dominican Republic
•Canada - India
•Canada - Japan
•Canada - Morocco
•Canada - Singapore
•Modernization of the Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement

▼ Exploratory Discussions
•Canada - MERCOSUR Exploratory Trade Discussions
•Canada - Turkey Exploratory Trade Discussions
•Exploratory Discussions for a Canada - Philippines Free Trade Discussions
•Exploratory Discussions for a Canada - Thailand Free Trade Agreement