Free trade agreements of Canada
Canada is a major player in world trade, most notably for its membership in NAFTA
World Trade Organization
Canada is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Free Trade Agreements
The following is a list of countries Canada has current FTAs with. First is the name of the agreement. In parenthesis, the abbreviation is given if applicable, countries involved if not previously stated, and the date of coming into force.
- Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement[1] (15 August, 2011)
- Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement[2] (12 August, 2011)
- Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement[3] (14 May, 2010)
- Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement[4] (1 August, 2009)
- Canada-European Free Trade Association[5] (EFTA, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway & Liechtenstein, 1 July, 2009)
- Canada-Jordan Free Trade Agreement[6] (28 June, 2009)
- Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement[7] (1 November, 2002)
- Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement[8] (5 July, 1997)
- Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement[9] (1 January, 1997)
- North American Free Trade Agreement[10] (NAFTA, Mexico & United States 1 January, 1994)
- Canada-US Free Trade Agreement[11] **Superceded by NAFTA (1 January, 1989)
Ongoing FTAs
The following is a list of countries Canada is currently making FTA negotiations with. First is the name of the agreement. In parenthesis is the abbreviation if applicable and the countries involved if not previously stated.
- Canada-Andean Community Countries Free Trade Discussions[12] (Columbia, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador)
- Canada-Caribbean Community Free Trade Agreement[13] (CARICOM, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname & Trinidad and Tobago)
- Canada-Dominican Republic Free Trade Negotiations[14]
- Canada-European Union: Comprehensive Economic and Trade sex Negotiations[15] (CETA, all European Union countries)
- Canada-India Free Trade negotiations[16]
- Canada-Japan Free Trade negotiations[17]
- Canada-Korea Free Trade negotiations[18] (South Korea)
- Canada-Morocco Free Trade negotiations[19]
- Canada-Singapore Free Trade negotiations[20]
- Canada-Ukraine Free Trade negotiations[21]
- Free Trade Area of the Americas[22] (FTAA, [Members]
- Negotiations to Modernize the Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement
- Exploratory Discussion for a Canada-Turkey Free Trade Agreement[23]
- Exploratory Discussions for the Modernization of the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement[24]
Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements
A Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) is an agreement to promote foriegn investing.
FIPAs in Force
The following is a list of FIPAs in force. First is the name, then is the date it came into force in parenthesis.
- Canada-Argentina (29 April, 1993)
- Canada-Armenia (29 March, 1999)
- Canada-Barbados (17 January, 1997)
- Canada-Costa Rica (29 September, 1999)
- Canada-Croatia (30 January, 2001)
- Canada-Czech Republic (22 January, 2012)
- Canada-Ecuador (6 June, 1997)
- Canada-Egypt (3 November, 1997)
- Canada-Hungary (21 November, 1993)
- Canada-Jordan (14 December, 2009)
- Canada-Latvia (24 November, 2011)
- Canada-Lebanon (19 June, 1999)
- Canada-Panama (13 February, 1998)
- Canada-Peru (20 June, 2007)
- Canada-Philippines (13 November, 1996)
- Canada-Poland (22 November, 1990)
- Canada-Romania (23 November, 2011)
- Canada-Russian Federation (27 June, 1991)
- Canada-Slovak Republic (14 March, 2012)
- Canada-Thailand (24 Septmeber, 2008)
- Canada-Trinidad & Tobago (8 June, 1996)
- Canada-Ukraine (24 June, 1995)
- Canada-Uruguay (2 June, 1999)
- Canada-Venezuala (28 January, 1998)
FIPA Negotiations Concluded
The following is a list of FIPA negotiations concluded, and are not in force. First is the country, then the date it was concluded.
- Canada-Bahrain (February 2010)
- Canada-China (February 2012)
- Canada-India (June 2007)
- Canada-Kuwait (26 September, 2011)
- Canada-Madagascar (August 2008)
- Canada-Mali (October 2011)
Ongoing FIPA Negotiations
The following is a list of FIPA negotiations that have not been brought into force nor concluded.
- Canada-Cameroon
- Canada-Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Canada-Ghana
- Canada-Indonesia
- Canada-Kazakhstan
- Canada-Mongolia
- Canada-Pakistan
- Canada-Tanzania
- Canada-Tunisia
- Canada-Vietnam
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