Plain meaning
The former trade agreement between Canada, the United States, and Mexico, replaced by CUSMA.
Key points
- NAFTA was replaced by CUSMA for current Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade rules.
- Historical customs records, disputes, or contracts may still use NAFTA language.
- Older legal or business references should be checked against the current CUSMA framework.
- NAFTA remains useful context for understanding North American trade-policy evolution.
Why it comes up
NAFTA is superseded, but older contracts, disputes, records, and commentary may still refer to it.