Which country joined Canada and the US in the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994?
- Cuba
- Japan
- Mexico
- The United Kingdom
Answer: Mexico
Mexico joined Canada and the United States in 1994 in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which built on the Canada–U.S. free trade deal of 1988. On July 1, 2020, NAFTA was replaced by the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
Learn more: Free trade, NAFTA and the G7
- 1988: Canada enacted free trade with the United States.
- 1994: Mexico joined, in the broader North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
- 2020: CUSMA replaced NAFTA.
- Canada is a member of the G7 group of leading industrialized countries.
- G7 members: Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Japan. Discover Canada says G8 because Russia was a member until 2014.
- After the Second World War, trade treaties such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), now the World Trade Organization (WTO), opened up world trade.