All Canadian provinces and territories.
Trade with Mexico and the United States.
Designed to foster increased trade and investment among the partners, NAFTA contains an ambitious schedule for tariff elimination and reduction of non-tariff barriers, as well as comprehensive provisions on the conduct of business in the free trade area. These include disciplines on the regulation of investment, services, intellectual property, competition and the temporary entry of business persons.
The NAFTA has been a tremendous success in making North America one of the most efficient and competitive regions in the world. By strengthening the rules and procedures governing trade and investment on this continent, it has allowed trade and investment flows to increase. More importantly for the citizens of our three countries, the enhanced economic activity and production in the region has contributed to the creation of more and better paying jobs.
The key provisions of NAFTA are:
The following publications can be accessed and downloaded (PDF files*) from the FAITC Web site:
The Canada Revenue Agency will provide answers to specific tax-related questions and Canada Border Services Agency will answer questions related to customs.
For more information pertaining directly to NAFTA, visit the Frequently Asked Questions and Answers page as well as the Canada and the North American Free Trade Agreement pages on the FAITC Web site.
For information related to other regional or bilateral agreements, please see the Regional and Bilateral Initiatives page on the FAITC Web site.
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DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this section is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. For particular questions, the users are invited to contact their lawyer. For additional information, see contact(s) listed below.
New Brunswick Contact(s):
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Unit 103
1045 Main Street
Moncton, New Brunswick
E1C 1H1
Telephone: 506-851-6452
Fax: 506-851-6429
Toll-free (information): 1-800-267-8376 (in Canada)
TTY (hearing impaired): 613-944-9136
E-mail: mnctn@international.gc.ca
Web site:
http://www.international.gc.ca/menu-en.asp