Trade with Canada and Mexico

Trade with Canada and Mexico supports nearly 13 million American jobs. Sustaining and strengthening U.S. trade with these partners will support U.S. economic growth and job creation. That’s why Business Roundtable commends all three countries for enacting the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and supports full implementation of all commitments and continued duty-free trilateral trade to strengthen North American competitiveness and speed economic recovery.

Benefits of Trade with Canada and Mexico

Trade with Canada and Mexico supports jobs in all 50 states. Here are the jobs supported by U.S. exports and imports with Canada and Mexico in 2018.

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North American Business Leaders’ Perspectives on USMCA Opportunities and Challenges

Business Roundtable Trade and International Committee Chair Lance Fritz, Chairman, President and CEO of Union Pacific, and leaders from the Business Council of Canada and Business Round Table of Mexico penned a "Viewpoint" for the Brookings Institution's "USMCA Forward 2022" report, in which the North American business leaders share their joint perspectives on USMCA opportunities and challenges.

Joint Statement: U.S., Canadian and Mexican Business Leaders Welcome the First North American Leaders’ Summit in Five Years

Ahead of the first North American Leaders’ Summit in five years, Lance Fritz, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Union Pacific Corporation and Chair of the Business Roundtable Trade and International Committee; Juan Gallardo Thurlow, Chairman of the Board of CULTIBA and Head of the Business Council of Mexico International Committee; and Don Lindsay, President and CEO of Teck Resources Limited and Chair of the Business Council of Canada issued a joint statement.

Fortune Op-ed: North American Partnership Is Key to Defeating COVID and Accelerating Recovery

In a Fortune Commentary op-ed, Business Roundtable Trade and International Committee Chair Lance Fritz, Chairman, President and CEO of Union Pacific; Business Council of Canada Chair Don Lindsay, President and CEO of Teck Resources; and Mexico Business Round Table International Committee lead and Chairman of the board of CULTIBA Juan Gallardo Thurlow write about the importance of the trilateral partnership to defeating the pandemic and ensuring a strong economic recovery.

U.S., Canadian and Mexican Business Leaders Applaud USMCA Entry Into Force, Urge Governments to Support North American Competitiveness Through Implementation

Business leaders from the United States, Canada and Mexico commend the entry into force of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that will strengthen and modernize the North American economic platform.