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The Beginning
after Columbus success in exploring and exploiting its riches, other explorers set out to find what lay across the ocean -
European Trade
Once permanent settlement were established in Halifax, Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa, Kingston and Toronto. Finishing good from British or French businesses, the demand in Europe for raw materials from Canada grew rapidly. Canada's history connection strong; it is currently one of Canada's top five trading partners. Traders needed to settle near water, as they relied on ship to send their raw product back to Britain or France. This is why many major Canadian cities have ports -
Trade with the United States
One year before the American won independence, James Watt invented the stream machine.
American Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1794, making the cotton industry the profitable backbone of the Southern States.
Canada also became a supplier of raw materials ( notably wheat and timber) to manufacturers in the United State -
Trading with Asia
Canada started trading with Japan after World War 2, when Japan's economy industries were rebuilt after being virturlly destroyed by Allied bombing. Japan's economy grew rapidly. Japan modern factories began to produce high-quality electronic products -
Trade with Mexico
The growth of Canada's trade with Mexico is a very recent development, spurred completely by the North America Free Trade Agreement -
Trade with the United State
The U.S continues to be our largest trading partner, and American brands can be found everywhere in Canada. The United State still relies upon Canada meterials, notably oil and water. Canada's exports to the U.S amouted to $375 billion, and our import from the us were $227 billion -
Trade with Mexico
Import from Mexico rose from $13 billion in 2004 to almost $18
Canadian exports to Mexico have increased, from just over $3 billion in 2004 to just under $6 billion -
Trading with Asia
Today, China is one of Canada top five trading partners, accounting for over $42 billion in import, and $10 billion in export
Canadian business imported $15 billion worth of goods from Japan, and exported $11 billion goods to that nation