Trade Agreements 

Trade is critical to Canada’s agri-food sector. Canadian farmers and food processors, and in turn Canada’s national, provincial and rural economies, depend on trade. Across Canada, 9 out of every 10 farms are dependent on export markets. This represents 220,000 farms and includes a majority of farms in every province.

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CAFTA’s main goal is to see the completion of an ambitious multi-lateral trade deal through the World Trade Organization (WTO). CAFTA believes that a multi-lateral trade deal is the only way to fully resolve imbalances in trade and the full range of issues that impact agri-food trade around the globe. CAFTA continues to encourage the Canadian government to work with other WTO countries to breathe new life into the WTO Doha talks.

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Beyond the WTO, CAFTA works closely with federal and provincial governments to ensure Canada has an aggressive bi-lateral trade agenda and to promote the importance of trade to Canada’s agri-food sector.

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CAFTA seeks free and fair trade access to the world’s largest markets (Europe, Japan, China, India, etc) through free trade discussions and free trade agreements (FTA)’s such as the Canada-European Union FTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.

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These deals, combined, could increase Canada’s $56 billion agri-food exports significantly.