Deepening trade and investment between Canada and our partners throughout the Americas is part of Canada’s progressive trade agenda. Further growing these ties will lead to greater opportunities for Canadian businesses and result in more, well-paying jobs for Canadians and Canada’s middle class.

“History has shown that trade is the best way to create jobs, growth and long-term prosperity. Maintaining strong economic ties is vital to our mutual success. Canada strongly supports open, principled and progressive trade throughout the Americas to create greater prosperity that leads to good-paying middle-class jobs for all of our citizens.”

- François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade

• The 47th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas brings together political and business leaders from across the region to focus on the major policy issues affecting the hemisphere. 

• Two-way merchandise trade between Canada and the Latin America and Caribbean region totalled $63.6 billion in 2016 – an increase of 62 percent over the past 10 years. 

• Canada has seven free trade agreements in force with eight countries in the Americas. 

• Canada-United States bilateral trade in goods and services exceeded $886 billion in 2016. 

• Canada and the United States benefit from robust trade and investment ties and integrated economies that support millions of Canadian and U.S. jobs. Nine million American jobs depend on trade and investment with Canada.

• Nearly 400,000 people and over $2 billion worth of goods and services cross the Canada-United States border every day. 

Associated Links

• Canada and the Americas
• Canada and the United States
• 47th Annual Washington Conference on the Americas
• The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service - U.S.A.

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