AAFC |
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
ABT |
Agreement on Basic Telecommunications |
AGP |
Agreement on Government Procurement |
AIT |
Agreement on Internal Trade |
APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum |
AQSIQ |
Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
(China) |
ARTQ |
Autonomous Tariff Rate Quota |
ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
BSE |
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy |
BSL |
(Japan's) Building Standards Law |
CA4 |
Central America Four: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and
Nicaragua |
CAP |
Common Agricultural Policy |
CARICOM |
Caribbean Community |
CCA |
Consultative Committee on Agriculture |
CCC |
Canadian Commercial Corporation |
CCRFTA |
Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement |
CCFTA |
Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement |
CDIA |
Canadian Direct Investment Abroad |
CEAA |
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency |
CET |
Common External Tariff |
CFE |
Comisión Federal de Electricidad (Mexico's state
electricity firm) |
CFIA |
Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
CIBS |
Canada's International Business Strategy |
CIDA |
Canadian International Development Agency |
CIFTA |
Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement |
CISDL |
Centre for International Sustainable Development Law |
CITT |
Canadian International Trade Tribunal |
DFO |
Department of Fisheries and Ocean |
DSB |
Dispute Settlement Body |
DSU |
Dispute Settlement Understanding |
EC |
European Commission |
E-Comm |
Electronic Commerce |
EDC |
Export Development Corporation |
EEP |
U.S. Export Enhancement Program |
EFTA |
European Free Trade Association |
EIA |
Environmental Impact Assessments |
EMU |
Economic and Monetary Union |
EU |
European Union |
EVSL |
Early Voluntary Sectoral Liberalization |
EXTUS |
Exporters to the United States |
FAC |
Foreign Affairs Canada |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
|
FAST |
Free and Secure Trade (U.S. border Initiative) |
FCM |
Federation of Canadian Municipalities |
FDA |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
FEMA |
Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act |
FERC |
U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
FHWA |
U.S. Federal Highway Administration |
FIPA |
Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement |
FSA |
Financial Services Agency (Japan) |
FSL |
Food Sanitation Law |
FTA |
(Canada-U.S.) Free Trade Agreement |
FTA |
U.S. Federal Transit Administration |
FTAA |
Free Trade Area of the Americas |
GAO |
U.S. General Accounting Office |
GATS |
General Agreement on Trade in Services |
GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
GDP |
Gross domestic Product |
GI |
Geographical Indication |
GM |
Genetically Modified |
GMO |
Genetically Modified Organism |
GPP |
Gross Provincial/Regional Product |
GPT |
General Preferential Tariff |
G-7/8 |
Group of Seven leading industrialized nations plus Russian
Federation |
HACCP |
(U.S.) Seafood Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point regulations
|
HS |
Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System |
IBETS |
Integrated Border Enforcement Teams |
IDD |
International Direct Dialing (telephone services) |
ICT |
Information and Communication Technologies |
IEC |
Intergovernmental Economic Commission (Canada-Russia, Canada-Ukraine)
|
IFI |
International Financial Institutions |
ILO |
International Labour Organization |
ILSA |
(U.S.) Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
IP |
Intellectual Property |
ISO |
International Organization of Standardization |
ISTEA |
(U.S.) Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
|
IT |
Information Technology |
ITA |
Information Technology Agreement (1997) |
ITC |
U.S. International Trade Commission |
ITCan |
International Trade Canada |
JAS |
Japan Agricultural Standards |
JETRO |
Japan External Trade Organization |
JWPTE |
Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment |
LDC |
Least Developed Country |
LIBERTAD |
(U.S.) Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996
(Helms-Burton Act) |
MAFF |
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan) |
Mercosur |
Southern Cone Common Market (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
and Uruguay) |
MFN |
Most-Favoured-Nation |
MMPA |
Marine Mammal Protection Act (U.S.) |
MMT |
Manganese-Based Fuel Derivative |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MRA |
Mutual Recognition Agreement |
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
NATAP |
North American Trade Automation Prototype |
NEBS |
New Exporters to Border States |
NGO |
Non-Government Organization |
NIICD |
New International Instrument on Cultural Diversity |
NIST |
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology |
NSI |
North South Institute |
NTB |
Non-Tariff Barrier |
NTT |
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone |
OAS |
Organization of American States |
OECD |
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
|
OECS |
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States |
OIE |
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE, formerly known
as the Office International des Epizooties) |
OSHA |
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
PEMEX |
Petróleos Mexicanos (Mexico's state oil firm) |
PWN |
Pinewood Nematode |
R&D |
Research and Development |
ROO |
Rules of Origin |
S&DT |
Special and Differential Treatment |
SAGIT |
Sectoral Advisory Group on International Trade |
SBT |
Single Business Tax |
SCFAIT |
Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs & International
Trade |
SCC |
Standards Council of Canada |
SCP |
Sugar-Containing Product |
SEA |
Strategic Environmental Assessment |
SECOFI |
Secretaria de Comercio y Fomento Industrial (Mexico's Ministry
of Trade and Industrial Development) |
SERC |
State Regulatory Commission |
SME |
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise |
SPS |
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures |
SPWG |
Special Partnership Working Group (Canada-Korea) |
SRM |
Specified Risk Material |
STAR |
Secure Trade in the APEC Region |
TBT |
Technical Barriers to Trade |
TCIAB |
Team Canada Inc. Advisory Board |
TEA-21 |
(U.S.) Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century |
TECA |
Trade and Economic Co-operation Arrangement |
TICA |
Trade and Investment Co-operation Arrangement |
TIEA |
Trade Investment Enhancement Agreement (Canada - EU) |
TNC |
Trade Negotiations Committee (FTAA) |
TPRM |
Trade Policy Review Mechanism |
TRIMs |
Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures |
TRIPs |
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights |
TRQs |
Tariff Rate Quotas |
TRTA |
Trade Related Technical Assistance |
TSE |
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies |
UR |
Uruguay Round |
USTR |
United States Trade Representative |
VOCs |
Volatile Organic Compounds |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
WPPS |
Working Party on Professional Services (WTO) |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |