What has the NAFTA had on Canada?

Answer 1

· One of those concerns is how NAFTA has cost workers their jobs:

Instead of increasing, Canada has lost 398, 837 jobs ever since NAFTA began, from 1994 to 2001.

· Canada is too dependant on United States as Canada's source of economy.

The United States is Canada's largest trading partner; this is a concern because close relationship between the economy trades of two countries resembles a double edged sword. Although Canada's economy will become more powerful when United State's economy becomes powerful, there is always a chance of the opposite results occurring.

· Canadian Industries and companies are becoming less competitive:

It increases employment in those profiting companies (ie auto), but it decreases those little small companies (ie refrigerator companies in Canada) because the ones in the US overpower them.

Canada is losing its culture:

• Laws/bans are breaking down

Environment gets damaged

• NAFTA has caused huge amounts of toxic waste to be dumped into Countries with weak environment laws, Canada that is. This increases the risks of contaminating the drinking water in Canada. Because of NAFTA, Canada is now importing four times the hazardous waste from the United States.
• NAFTA has also increased the traffic movement between borders. The pollution from caused from traffic, contributes to the rising temperatures of global warming.

80 per cent of Canadians live within 100 kilometres of the American border. (Traffic congestion and delays along the border causing pollution to release in the air)

• NAFTA allows United States to take advantage of Canada and its resources:

For years and years now, Canada has been trading other countries with their advantage of many Natural Resources. Now that NAFTA came into affect, USA also has the advantages with Canada's natural resources. This will cause more clear-cutting and natural areas to be destroyed.

Answer 2

NAFTA is important for Canada because it generates jobs, and trade with its other two trade partners has generated 570.8 billion. NAFTA stands for the North American Free Trade Agreement, and its partners are the united States, Canada, and Mexico.

Answer 3

I personally believe that the North American Free Trade Agreement has been good for Canada, because it helps to increase the amount of business that Canada does with the other member nations, the US and Mexico. There are those who disagree, however. There is always a political struggle between protectionism and free trade.

Answer 4

NAFTA is good for Canada because it has created jobs. It is also good but it keeps fruit and vegetables available and has helped Canada have a stronger relationship with the US and Mexico.

Answer 5

NAFTA helped Canada because Canada imported and exported alot of goods and saved over s bllion dollars because of NAFTA

Answer 6

because they fear that their economy is too dependent on the United States.