Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement

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The Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement was a landmark 1989 accord that significantly reduced trade barriers and laid the groundwork for modern North American economic integration.

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instanceOf bilateral trade agreement ⓘ
free trade agreement ⓘ
abbreviation FTA ⓘ
aim elimination of tariffs on most goods traded between Canada and the United States ⓘ
liberalization of trade in services ⓘ
protection of cross-border investment ⓘ
reduction of non-tariff barriers to trade ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Canada–U.S. Free Trade Agreement ⓘ
Canada–United States FTA ⓘ
chiefNegotiatorForCanada Simon Reisman ⓘ
containsProvision dispute settlement mechanism ⓘ
government procurement rules ⓘ
intellectual property provisions ⓘ
rules of origin ⓘ
safeguard measures ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
effect greater economic integration between Canada and the United States ⓘ
increased bilateral trade between Canada and the United States ⓘ
reduction of tariffs over a transition period ⓘ
endYear 1994 ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1989-01-01 ⓘ
field international trade law ⓘ
followedBy North American Free Trade Agreement ⓘ
linked to: NAFTA
hasImpactOn Canadian economy ⓘ
United States economy ⓘ
jurisdiction Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalForm treaty ⓘ
locationOfSigning Ottawa ⓘ
negotiatedBy Government of Canada ⓘ
Government of the United States of America ⓘ
precededBy Auto Pact between Canada and the United States ⓘ
ratifiedBy Parliament of Canada ⓘ
United States Congress ⓘ
region North America ⓘ
sectorCoverage goods ⓘ
investment ⓘ
services ⓘ
shortName CUSFTA ⓘ
signedBy Brian Mulroney ⓘ
Ronald Reagan ⓘ
signingDate 1988-01-02 ⓘ
startYear 1989 ⓘ
status superseded ⓘ
subjectOf 1988 Canadian federal election debate ⓘ
supersededBy North American Free Trade Agreement ⓘ
linked to: NAFTA

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Brian Mulroney → knownFor → Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement ⓘ
Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement → shortName → CUSFTA ⓘ
linked to: Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement
Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement → alsoKnownAs → Canada–U.S. Free Trade Agreement ⓘ
linked to: Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement
Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement → alsoKnownAs → Canada–United States FTA ⓘ
linked to: Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement
1988 Canadian federal election → mainIssue → Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement ⓘ
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada → supportedAgreement → Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement ⓘ
ALENA → predecessor → Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement ⓘ
Canada–United States relations → majorTradeAgreement → Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement ⓘ
Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement → shortName → Canada–U.S. FTA ⓘ
subject linked to: FTA
linked to: Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement
Simon Reisman → notableWork → Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement ⓘ
34th Canadian Parliament → majorIssue → Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement ⓘ
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada → notableEvent → negotiation of Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement ⓘ
subject linked to: PC Party
linked to: Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement