On September 30, Canada, the United States and Mexico agreed on
a new agreement to govern trade among the three countries to
replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The new
agreement, called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
(USMCA), is a comprehensive trade agreement that covers a wide
range of industries.
This bulletin examines those provisions of the USMCA that relate
to the communications industries including telecommunications,
broadcasting and digital trade. Fasken has issued another bulletin
that examines other aspects of this agreement.
The USMCA: A First Look At Key Contentious Issues
Apart from the specific provisions related to Super Bowl
commercials, shopping channels and the term of copyright
protection, the USMCA will require no substantive changes to
Canada's existing regulatory regimes that apply to the
communications industry.
