At a Canada-Central America Summit held in Guatemala on 28 September 2000, the CA-4 countries ( El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua) requested Canada to pursue free trade negotiations. On 21 November 2001 Canada and four Central American countries announced the launch of free trade negotiations.
Ten rounds of negotiations took place between 2001 and 2004. Negotiations resumed in 2009 in Ottawa, Canada, where countries held the eleventh round of negotiations. The twelfth round was held from 08 to 12 March 2010 also in Ottawa. Following this round, countries decided to continue their negotiations on a bilateral basis.
| Documents relating to the negotiations |
| 08-12 March 2010 |
Ottawa, Canada. Twefth round of negotiations   |
| 16 February 2004 |
Canada. Tenth round of negotiations   |
| 01 September 2003 |
Miami, USA. Ninth round of negotiations |
| 03 March 2003 |
El Salvador. Eighth round of negotiations |
| 20 January 2003 |
Canada. Seventh round of negotiations |
| 07-11 October 2002 |
Honduras. Fifth round of negotiations |
| 15-19 July 2002 |
Guatemala . Fourth round of negotiations |
| 11-15 February 2002 |
El Salvador. Second round of negotiations |
| 09 December 2001 |
El Salvador. First round of negotiations |
| 21 November 2001 |
Free trade negotiations launched between Canada and four Central American countries |
| 09 January 2001 |
Canada to begin consultations on free trade agreement with four Central American Nations |
| Sources: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada; Ministerio de Economía (Minec), El Salvador; Secretaría de Integración Económica Centroamericana (SIECA) |
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