Canada–Central American Four Free Trade Agreement

The Canada–Central American Four Free Trade Agreement was a proposed free trade agreement between Canada and the Central American states of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua (collectively referred to as the Central American Four or CA4).[1][a] Twelve rounds of negotiations were undertaken between 2001 and 2010, after which no agreement had been reached.[2] Canada and Honduras instead decided to pursue a bilateral agreement between themselves, and those negotiations concluded successfully in August 2011.[3]

The United States negotiated and ratified a similar treaty with these countries, called the Central American Free Trade Agreement. In a referendum on October 7, 2007, the voters of Costa Rica narrowly backed the free trade agreement with the U.S., with about 52 percent of "Yes" votes.[4]

See also

• List of free trade agreements

Notes

1. At the time Canada already had a bilateral FTA with another Central American country, Costa Rica.

References

1. Staff writer (2024). "Canada - Central America Four Free Trade Agreement (CA4TA)". UIA Global Civil Society Database. uia.org. Brussels, Belgium: Union of International Associations. Yearbook of International Organizations Online. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
2. "Canada – Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador (Formerly Canada – Central American Four) Free Trade Agreement Negotiations - Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada". Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
3. "Canada - Honduras Free Trade Agreement - Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
4. Costa Ricans narrowly back free trade with U.S. - Reuters, 8 October 2007}

External links

• Statement by the Canadian Council for International Co-operation