No two countries in the world have a stronger or more integrated economic relationship than the United States and Canada. The Government of Canada is working closely with the United States to strengthen the countries’ trade relationship and create new opportunities for workers, businesses and middle-class families on both sides of the border.

“Canada’s strong commercial ties to North Carolina are important examples of our deep partnership, one that creates new opportunities for workers, businesses and middle-class families on both sides of the border.”

- Lt.-Gen. (ret.) the Honourable Andrew Leslie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations)

• Canada is North Carolina’s number one trading partner.

• North Carolina sells more goods to Canada than to its next two largest foreign markets combined: Mexico and China.

• Almost 250,000 jobs in North Carolina depend on Canada-United States trade and investment.

• Canada and the United States share the world’s longest secure border, across which approximately 400,000 people, and goods and services worth $2.4 billion, cross daily.

• Canada and the United States have one of the largest trading relationships in the world. Canada is the largest market for the United States—larger than China, Japan and the United Kingdom combined.

• Canada is the number one export destination for most U.S. states, and cross-border trade and investment support nearly 9 million jobs in the United States.

Associated Links

• Canada-United States relations
• Canada-North Carolina relations
• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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