Free trade agreements of Canada
The free trade agreements of Canada represents Canada's cooperation in multinational trade pacts and plays a large role in the Canadian economy. Canada is regularly described as a trading nation, considering its total trade is worth more than two-thirds of its GDP. Of that total trade, roughly 75% is done with countries that are part of free trade agreements with Canada—primarily the United States through the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement, and its predecessor the North American Free Trade Agreement. By the end of 2014, Canada's bilateral trade hit Can$1 trillion for the first time. Canada is a signatory to 15 free trade agreements with 51 countries.
Overview
Canada is a founding member of the World Trade Organization since 1 January 1995, having been an original GATT member since 1 January 1948.The North American Free Trade Agreement, which is held with Canada by the United States and Mexico, came into force on 1 January 1994, creating the largest free trade region in the world by GDP. By 2014, the combined GDP for the NAFTA area was estimated to be over Can$20 trillion with a market encompassing 474 million people.
Building on that success, Canada continues to negotiate and has concluded free trade agreements with 51 countries, most recently with South Korea, which represents Canada's first FTA with a partner in the Asia-Pacific region. As of 2018, Canada has also concluded two other significant multilateral trade agreements: the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the European Union and the 11-nation Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership with 10 other Pacific-Rim countries. On 21 September 2017, CETA was provisionally applied, immediately eliminating 98% of EU's tariff lines on Canadian goods. Canada is currently the only G7 country to have free trade agreements in force with all other G7 countries. Free trade with the final G7 country, Japan, commenced when the CPTPP entered into force on 30 December 2018.
Free trade agreements
Under Active Negotiation
Canada is negotiating bilateral FTAs with the following countries and trade blocs:Negotiations ended with no plan to restart
- Negotiations suspended by the UK on 25 January 2024.
- , abandoned following the commencement of exploratory discussions for a free trade agreement with ASEAN as a whole
- ,, and
Exploratory discussions
Canada was undertaking exploratory discussions of bilateral or multilateral FTAs with the following countries and trade blocs, although formal negotiations never began:- , abandoned following the detention of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig and the extradition case of Meng Wanzhou
- , suspended following the Canada–Philippines waste dispute and abandoned following the commencement of exploratory discussions for a free trade agreement with ASEAN as a whole
- , abandoned following the commencement of exploratory discussions for a free trade agreement with ASEAN as a whole
- , with no progress since 2013
Abandoned free trade agreement proposals
| Agreement name | Abbreviation | Countries involved | Notes |
| Free Trade Area of the Americas | FTAA | | ArgentinaForeign Investment Promotion and Protection AgreementsA Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement is an agreement to promote foreign investing.FIPAs in forceFIPAs in force, including date of entry into force:
FIPAs signedFIPAs that have been concluded and signed, but have not yet entered into force:
FIPA negotiations concludedFIPA negotiations concluded, not in force nor signed, with date concluded:
Ongoing FIPA negotiationsFIPA negotiations that have not yet concluded:
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