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Cabotto

1497

Cbot thought he had made his way to the orient but he really landed at newfouland. he did not find the spices he was looking for and returned to England wher he conviced a merchant to finance his voyage and returned to newfoundland with 4 ships. but since he did not find the spice but he instead found fish.

Cabot's Son

1508

Cabot's son followed his fathers steps hoping to reach the orient but just like his father he landed in newfoundland and left because all he could find was fish.

Abundance of fish

1510

Europeans began to realize that Canada had large amounts of fish. so they began to travel to canada and ctach cod and bring it back to europe and sell it. they also beganto trade fish for fur with the aboriginals in canada.

Samuel De Champlain

1600

he created the first permenant settlement in Canada.he helped create the fur trade in Canada

French Explorers

1660

Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Medard Chouart, Sieur des Groseilliers they were negotiating with the french government inQuebec for fur trade. but they did not have the license to do so. but they convinced king henry II that they did have their license and he permitted them to conto sell.

Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Medard Chouart, Sieur des Groseilliers

1668

The two french men set sail from England to Canada once again but one of the ships was damaged and had to go back home. but the other ship had reached canada and had a valid fur trading license.

Aboriginals

1669

in 1669 natives heard about eh fur trade and came to fort Charles to trade with all the money Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Medard Chouart, Sieur des Groseilliers made they paid back their investors and asked the king for a royal charter

HBC

1670

1670 the company called: The Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson's Bay is formed.

America Change in Trade

1720

In 1720 the outlook of trade looked in the America's was as follows: Canadian trade foccussed on European connections, such as France and England whereas American trade branched out more with more sophisticated trading partners stretching into South America.

Revolution

1775

it became apparent that the United States was the new hot spot for trading and permanent settlement. After the American Revolution, when the United States broke free of British rule, their trade and goods and services market expanded exponentially. Before America was just gathering raw materials. Canada trade became overpowered because it sent all of it raw materials to england.

Merchants

1779

16 merchants came together to form the North West company in Canada

Canada Won

1812

the war of 1812 put a starin on both America and Canada because they stopped trading with eachother and they were both eachother main trading partners.

Illegal

1816

America makes it law so that Canadians cannot trade fur in America

Partners

1821

The North West Company and Hudson Bay Company join together to be known as Hudson Bay Company

Silk

1840

with beaver becomeing more and more scarce people in europe needed a new material and thus silk was born and grew significantly in trade.

This is Canada

1867

Canada officially becomes it own country opening up more oppurtunities for trade

Railway

1885

the Canadian Pacific Railway was built to accomodate to a lot of needs needed by new formed country of Canada. Through the railway, Canada could develop international export markets, encourge other territories to become provinces of Canada, and gave the oppurtunity to ship goods and people from coast to coast.

Japan Enters

1950

with japan in ruins afetr the war it enters the international trade market to help rebuild it self.

Japan Enters

1950

After the war japan was in ruins to help rebuild it self it entered into the international trade.

NAFTA

1993

Canada, Mexico, and the United States signed a treaty for free trade between the three of them. This would eliminate all tariff barriers between them and they could import and export materials without being charged extra tax on top of the price of goods

Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement

1997

The Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) is a comprehensive agreement that covers trade in goods and services, as well as the bilateral investment relationship.

Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement

January 1, 1997

The CIFTA entered into froce in 1997, eliminating tariffs on all industrial products manufactured in Canada and Israel as well as a limited number of agricultural and fisheries products.

Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement

2002

Free Trade Agreement Between Costa Rica and Canada. (CCRFTA) they did this so eviormental and labor corporations can enter each countries.

Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)

2005

An effort to unite the economies of the Americas into a free trade agreement was initiated at the Summit of the Americas in 1994 in Miami, Florida. Which lead to the Free Trade Area of the Americas in 2005.

Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement

March 26,2009

The Goverment of Canda introduced legislation to implement the Canada-Peru Free Trade, Labor Cooperation and Enviromental agreements in the house of Commons.

Canada- European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

July 2,2009

The free trade agreement (FTA) between Canada and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) the emphasis on tariff.

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

June 30, 2010

The Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the Labour Cooperation Agreement on Enviroment came into force on Agusts 15,2011.

Canada-Jordan Free Trade Agreement

2012

The Canada-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the Labour Cooperattion Agreement and the Agreement on the Enviroment came into force October 1,2012.