Free Trade Agreements
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- Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (Signed 12-Oct-1987, entered into force 01-Jan-1989, later superseded by NAFTA)
- North American Free Trade Agreement (Entered into force 01-Jan-1994, includes Canada, U.S. and Mexico)
- Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (Entered into force 01-Jan-1997)
- Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (Entered into force 05-Jul-1997)
- Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (Entered into force 01-Nov-2002)
- Canada-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement (Entered into force 01-Jul-2009)
- Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (Entered into force 01-Aug-2009)
- Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (Signed 21-Nov-2008; Canada's ratification of this FTA is now dependant upon Colombia's ratification of the "Agreement Concerning Annual Reports on Human Rights and Free Trade Between Canada and the Republic of Colombia" signed on 27-May-2010)
- Canada-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (Signed on 28-June-2009)
- Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement (Signed on 14-May-2010)
Canada is negotiating bilateral FTAs with the following countries and trade blocs:
- Ukraine
- Morocco
- India
- South Korea
- Dominican Republic
- Singapore
- Andean Community (Negotiations have already concluded with Peru and Colombia)
- CARICOM (Caribbean Community)
- European Union
- Japan
- China
Canada is also involved in negotiations to create the following regional trade blocks:
- Canada-Central American Free Trade Agreement
- Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
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