FTA
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FTA is the commonly used acronym for the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement, a landmark bilateral trade pact that significantly reduced trade barriers between the two countries.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement | 40 |
| North American Free Trade Agreement | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral trade agreement
ⓘ
free trade agreement ⓘ |
| acronym |
FTA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NAFTA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| covers |
investment
ⓘ
trade in goods ⓘ trade in services ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 1989-01-01 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParty |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
increased bilateral trade flows
ⓘ
reduction of tariffs on most goods ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Canadian federal legislation
ⓘ
United States federal legislation ⓘ |
| includesProvision |
dispute settlement mechanism
ⓘ
government procurement rules ⓘ rules of origin ⓘ tariff elimination ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Government of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
liberalize trade in goods and services
ⓘ
reduce trade barriers between Canada and the United States ⓘ |
| policyArea |
economic integration
ⓘ
international trade ⓘ |
| precededBy | Auto Pact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| shortName | Canada–U.S. FTA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedIn | Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedOn | 1988-01-02 ⓘ |
| signedYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Canada–U.S. trade policy debates ⓘ |
| supersededBy | North American Free Trade Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAgreement | bilateral free trade area ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.