Canada and MERCOSUR (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay)
signed a Trade and Investment Cooperation Arrangement and Action Plan on 16 June 1998.
In November 2004, at a meeting between the Brazilian President and the Prime Minister of Canada,
a Joint Declaration was issued including a commitment to promote MERCOSUR-Canada trade relations by
"negotiating enhanced market access in the areas of goods, services and investment, in the
context of the creation of a future Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)." In February 2005
MERCOSUR and Canada held preliminary discussions at the first meeting of the Canada-MERCSOUR trade
and investment dialogue.
On 24 June 2011, in Asunción, Paraguay, Canada and MERCOSUR agreed to start exploratory
discussions to strengthen their trade relationship. Two exploratory meetings have already been held,
and a third is scheduled for May 2012 in Ottawa, Canada.
On April 12, 2017 Canada and MERCOSUR held a technical working meeting reactivating the talks on
a possible trade agreement between the two parties. On 24 July 2017, delegations from Canada and MERCOSUR
held a technical meeting to discuss a possible trade agreement.
On February 23, 2018 Canada announced the positive conclusion of exploratory discussions on a
comprehensive free trade agreement with MERCOSUR. On March 9, 2018 Canada and MERCOSUR agreed to launch
negotiations toward a comprehensive Canada-MERCOSUR free trade agreement.
The first round of negotiations took place in Ottawa, Canada from March 20 to March 23, 2018. The
Third round of negotiations was held in Ottawa, Canada on September 17-22, 2018. During this round,
there were advances in Market Access, Services, Government Procurement, Dispute Settlement, Inclusive
Trade and Trade Facilitation, among others.
The fourth round of negotiations concluded on December 12, 2018. The fifth round was held in Ottawa from
March 22 to 29, 2019. The sixth round took place in Montevideo, Uruguay from June 17 to 20, 2019. The
seventh round ended in Ottawa on August 2, 2019.
| Documents relating to the negotiations |
| 02 August 2019 |
Ottawa, Canada. Seventh round of trade negotiations
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| 17-20 June 2019 |
Montevideo, Uruguay. Sixth round of trade negotiations
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| 22-29 March 2019 |
Fifth round of trade negotiations
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| 03-06 December 2018 |
Brasilia, Brazil.
Fourth round of trade negotiations
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| 17-22 September 2018 |
Ottawa, Canada.
Third round of free trade negotiations
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| 20-23 March 2018 |
Ottawa, Canada.
First formal round of negotiations
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| 09 March 2018 |
Asuncion, Paraguay.
Canada and MERCOSUR launch negotiations toward a comprehensive free trade agreement
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| 23 February 2018 |
Ottawa, Canada.
Positive conclusion of exploratory discussions on a comprehensive trade agreement
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| 08 November 2017 |
Brasilia, Brazil.
Canada and MERCOSUR successfully conclude exploratory dialogue
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| 09 October 2017 |
Joint Statement on a possible comprehensive free trade agreement
between Canada and MERCOSUR |
| 26 July 2017 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina. MERCOSUR and Canada continue talks
towards possible trade agreement
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| 12 April 2017 |
Canada and
MERCOSUR resume talks |
| 20 March 2012 |
Canada and MERCOSUR hold exploratory trade talks
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| 24 June 2011 |
Canada
and MERCOSUR move forward with exploratory conversations to strengthen their trade relationship
|
| 27-28 September 2005 |
Third meeting of Canada-MERCOSUR trade and investment
dialogue  |
| 08 February 2005 |
Ottawa: Joint communiqué on the launch of
the MERCOSUR-Canada dialogue on trade and investment
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| 22-23 November 2004 |
Joint Declaration
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| 16 June 1998 |
Trade And Investment Cooperation Arrangement and Action Plan between Canada and the Mercosur
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| Source: Foreign Affairs and
International Trade Canada; Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto, Argentina;
Subsecretaría de Política y Gestión Comercial,
Argentina; : Ministerio de Hacienda, Paraguay; Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Paraguay |
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