{"id":2158,"date":"2018-05-04T05:07:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T12:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iccbc.com\/canada-towards-a-free-trade-agreement-with-mercosur\/"},"modified":"2024-01-20T07:53:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T15:53:23","slug":"canada-towards-a-free-trade-agreement-with-mercosur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iccbc.com\/it\/canada-towards-a-free-trade-agreement-with-mercosur\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada towards a free trade agreement with MERCOSUR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">The Canadian trade policy is constantly evolving and aims to strengthen its\u00a0networkthrough the signing of\u00a0free trade agreement.\u00a0After\u00a0<strong>CETA,\u00a0TPP11<\/strong>\u00a0and other agreements under negotiation, (<strong>NAFTA, Canada-CARICOM,<\/strong> etc.), Canada started an initial exploratory phase for the conclusion of a free trade agreement with the trading bloc\u00a0<strong>MERCOSUR\u00a0<\/strong>(Southern Common Market), which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">Last February 23, the Minister of International Trade of Canada,\u00a0<strong>Fran\u00e7ois-Philippe Champagne<\/strong>, announced the positive outcome of this first contact: the common intention to deepen trade relations, expressed through a Canada-Mercosur joint statement, issued on the sidelines the World Trade Organization meetings held in Marrakesh in October 2017.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">The intensification of dialogue with the world&#8217;s fourth largest trade bloc, with\u00a0<strong>260 million<\/strong>\u00a0people and a GDP of over than\u00a0<strong>3 trillion dollars<\/strong>, represents for Canada an opportunity for a new market in fast-growing countries and a further increase in employment for the Canadian middle class.\u00a0From auto spare parts to chemical products, from wood to seafood, this important market is indeed mature for Canadian products and producers.\u00a0But a\u00a0potential free trade agreement would also benefit the Mercosur countries, thanks to a reduction in prices on many of the exports to Canada, for the benefit of Canadian consumers who would have the opportunity to access to clothing or furniture products at more affordable prices.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\">As reiterated by the Minister Champagne: <em>\u201cCanada is engaged in a progressive and diversified business agenda that focuses on the interests of the Canadian middle class.\u00a0More\u00a0<strong>trade means growth<\/strong>, and growth means more jobs,\u00a0which is why the government continues to explore new opportunities to negotiate free trade agreements with fast-growing global markets.\u00a0&#8220;<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian trade policy is constantly evolving and aims to strengthen its\u00a0networkthrough the signing of\u00a0free trade agreement.\u00a0After\u00a0CETA,\u00a0TPP11\u00a0and other agreements under negotiation, (NAFTA, Canada-CARICOM, etc.), Canada started an initial exploratory phase for the conclusion of a free trade agreement with the trading bloc\u00a0MERCOSUR\u00a0(Southern Common Market), which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.\u00a0 Last February 23, the 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