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Cabot, looking for spices, finds fish!
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England ships supplies for settlers; Canada exports furs
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a fort in James Bay is built for the fur trade. This will become the Hudson Bay Company.
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US trades with the Caribbean: the USA exports food; imports sugar
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througout the 1800's trade with the US increases
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Fur becomes less desirable; silk becomes more desirable; fur trade diminishes due to lack of demand and overtrapping
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Canada becomes a nation, partially because of fears of US dominance
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1885 Canadian Pacific Railway is built linking BC to the rest of Canada
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Post World War II, trade with Japan increases; mainly electronics, inexpensive toys and novelties
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NAFTA
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a comprehensive trade agreement that sets the rules of trade and investment between Canada, the United States, and Mexico. -
CETA brought in (Comprehensive Economic and trade Agreement) with the EU
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CJEPA (Canada-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement) is in the works; many free trade agreements are in place http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/a-z.aspx?lang=eng
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The North West Company merges with the British Hudson's Bay Company (HBC)
