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North America Free Trade Agreement | US-Mexico-Canada Agreement

Agricultural exporters push for trade deal extension
16-Jan-2026 Farmtario
The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance says the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement is vital for food exporters
Amway loses $3 billion dispute after Mexico seized its 692-acre organic farm
15-Jan-2026 MLive
An international tribunal dismissed Amway’s request for $3 billion in damages after the Mexican government in 2022 seized a 692-acre organic farm owned by the multi-level marketing company and gave it to communal landowners.
The trade war goes digital
6-Jan-2026 CCPA
Notes on how trade agreements prevent Canada from exercising digital sovereignty.
Big Tech presses for expanded giveaways in upcoming USMCA review
19-Dec-2025 Public Citizen
New analysis of public comments by lobbyists for the tech industry shows that Big Tech is aggressively pushing for even more deregulatory giveaways, despite the agreement already tilting heavily in their favor.
Canada and the US to launch formal talks to review their free trade agreement in mid-January
19-Dec-2025 The Boston Globe
Canada and the US will launch formal discussions to review their free trade agreement in mid-January, the office of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said.
Trump’s point man on trade floats separate deals with Canada and Mexico
19-Dec-2025 CBC
US President Donald Trump’s lead trade negotiator says the administration is considering breaking up the three-way free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, moving toward separate deals instead.
Trump trade rep targets Canada’s beer and dairy rules in new CUSMA review conditions
19-Dec-2025 CBC
US Trade Representative said the US will take aim at two major Canadian policies: the Online Streaming Act, which brought online platforms like Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube under Canadian broadcasting rules, and the supply-managed dairy sector, among others.
The failed USMCA project
17-Dec-2025 Mexico Solidarity
Transnational corporations have won, and they have won at the cost of displacing Mexico’s national producers and leading the national economy to stagnation and dependence on foreign capital & indebtedness.
NAFTA legacy case dropped
15-Dec-2025 CCPA
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes has declined jurisdiction over a NAFTA legacy claim filed under CUSMA’s legacy annex by Access Business Group (Amway) against Mexico and ordered the claimant to pay $1.3M USD.
What’s next for the USMCA review
9-Dec-2025 Politico
The next big milestone on the way to the mandatory review of USMCA in 2026 is a report that USTR is required to send to key congressional committees by early January.
Trump could decide next year to withdraw from CUSMA trade deal, Politico reports
5-Dec-2025 CTV
US President Donald Trump could decide next year to withdraw from the Canada-United States-Mexico trade agreement , Politico reported, citing US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
Migrant justice groups call for USMCA overhaul to stop displacement and protect the rights of migrant workers
10-Nov-2025 Public Citizen
Public Citizen joined prominent migrant justice organizations in calling for the agreement, as well as immigration policies, to be rewritten to prioritize human rights, labor protections, and climate resilience.
Joint declaration of the national gathering – advocacy assembly on the USMCA
7-Nov-2025
From our diverse backgrounds, we reaffirm our conviction that Mexico is an independent country that places life, dignity, and sovereignty above profit and the imposition of corporate interests.
CUSMA 2.no
6-Nov-2025 CCPA
Canada should strive for fair trade in North America—not agree to another bad deal on Trump’s terms.
US CEOs warn Mexico reform may risk investment, urge ISDS return
5-Nov-2025 Mexico Business News
The CEOs also called on the US Trade Representative to restore the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism under the USMCA, arguing it would allow complaints to be resolved by neutral arbiters.
US trade talks ‘going nowhere fast’: Trew on additional tariffs on Canadian products
29-Oct-2025 CTV
International Trade Policy Researcher Stuart Trew on Trump announcing additional tariffs on Canadian products and why he thinks ‘CUSMA is going down the pipes.’
First comprehensive review of USMCA labor cases shows tool delivered wins, but structural gaps threaten long-term success
17-Oct-2025 Rethink Trade
Recently initiated six-year USMCA review must include improvements to the USMCA rapid response labor mechanism for intended benefits to materialize
Not a border crisis, but a “free trade” crisis
17-Oct-2025 Public Citizen
A new report unpacks how decades of corporate-led trade agreements have displaced millions of people, stripping them of their livelihoods and forcing them to migrate to survive.
No going back to former free trade system, Lutnick says
9-Oct-2025 The Globe and Mail
North America is not going back to the free-trade regime that existed for decades, and the United States is no longer interested in buying Canadian-made cars, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said.
Understanding digital services taxes
29-Sep-2025 Public Citizen
The US has raised a dispute about the imposition of this tax under “nondiscrimination” provisions of the US-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement, alleging that these taxes are targeted at US companies.