International Trade: Implementation of the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the implementation of the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA), focusing on: (1) what U.S. and Canadian agencies have done to implement the agreement; (2) the agreement's effect on U.S.-Canada trade; (3) U.S. businesses' view of the agreement's rules of origin and related requirements; (4) how federal agencies coordinated trade activities, and the need to establish an Office of Free Trade Ombudsman; and (5) what projects are underway to settle problems under the agreement.