NAFTA

  • North American Agreement

    President Ronald Regan proposes a “North American agreement” in which goods and people of Canada, Mexico and the United States will cross boundaries more freely.
  • Trade and Tariff Act

    We adopt the trade and tariff act, and extends the president’s power
    to enter into bilateral free trade agreements.
  • Canada and United States FTA

    The FTA takes effect for Canada and the US.
  • Trade Regulations Start

    Start of trade regulations between Canada, the US, and Mexico.
  • NAFTA Signed

    Official signing of NAFTA by canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney, US President George Bush, and Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
  • Start of Trade Regulations

    Start of trade regulations between Canada, the US, and Mexico.
  • NAFTA Talk

    Pres. Bush arrived in Cancun, Mexico, for 2 days of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks with Canadian PM Stephen Harper and Mexico’s Pres. Fox.
  • NAFTA Implemented

    NAFTA fully implemented. All remaining duties and quantitative restrictions were eliminated. Trade growth between the three countries exceeds $940 Billion.
  • U.S. imports and exports exceed $1 Trillion

    Total of U.S. Imports and Exports with NAFTA countries totaled $1.2 Trillion
  • Now

    NAFTA has been around for 25 years.