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1947: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; 1963–1967: Kennedy round of GATT; 1965: Canada–United States Automotive Products Agreement (Auto Pact) 1973–1979: Tokyo round of GATT; 1988: Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement; 1993: North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 1994: World Trade Organization created
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 (the second highest level in the G7 , after Germany ).
A 2019 working paper from the International Monetary Fund found that internal trade barriers continued to impact Canadian GDP despite the updated agreement and "significant scope to build on the new Canadian Free Trade Agreement", claiming that removing barriers to internal trade could increase Canada’s GDP per capita by as much as 3.8%. [17]
The national government strongly supported railway construction for political goals. First, it wanted to knit the far-flung provinces together. Second, it wanted to maximize trade within Canada and minimize trade with the United States to avoid becoming an economic satellite. The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada linked Toronto and Montreal in 1853.
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose 25% tariffs on goods from Canada. In making his statement on Truth Social, Trump criticized Canada over immigration policy and drugs ...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to impose tariffs on Canada would drive up fuel prices for Americans as it would upend decades-old oil trade from its top crude supplier, analysts said ...
Trump wants to use tariffs as a tool to get Mexico and Canada to help stem the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S., particularly the deadly opioid fentanyl, and also migrants crossing illegally ...