Canada, Ecuador Signing Free Trade Deal in Ottawa
Ecuador will remove tariffs on Canadian imports as bilateral trade reached nearly $2.2 billion in 2025, officials said.
- On Friday, July 24, 2026, Canada and Ecuador are signing a free trade agreement in Ottawa, finalizing negotiations concluded in early 2025 to remove tariffs from Canadian imports.
- Bilateral trade between the nations reached nearly $2.2 billion in 2025, providing economic foundation for the deal to expand commercial ties between Canada and Ecuador.
- International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu's spokesperson, Mujtaba Hussain, confirmed the signing ceremony today, while Ecuador's minister of production, foreign trade and investment, Luis Alberto Jaramillo, will represent his government.
- Several Canadian organizations and civil society leaders have pushed back against the pact, warning that the agreement could threaten the environment and worsen human rights concerns in Ecuador.
- The signing marks formalization of years of trade discussions between Canada and Ecuador, proceeding despite ongoing pressure from civil society groups concerned about the agreement's potential ramifications.
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Canada, Ecuador signing free trade deal in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The governments of Canada and Ecuador are signing a free trade deal in Ottawa today.
Already without tariffs, growing in exports of flowers, bananas, seafood such as tuna and shrimp are part of the expectations of the Ecuadorian productive sector following the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Ecuador and Canada, which will be developed on Friday, July 24.
On Friday, the Government of Ecuador announced the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) with Canada that will allow 99.6% of Ecuadorian exports to enter the United States without tariffs.
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