As a result of their deliberations, committees may make recommendations which they include in their reports for the consideration of the House of Commons or the Government. Recommendations related to this study are listed below.

Recommendation 1

NAFTA should be modernized to become better aligned with new economic and global realities, and do more to ensure that the benefits of trade are shared more equitably. The Government of Canada should continue to work with its Mexican and U.S. negotiating partners to promote the incorporation of progressive elements into a modernized NAFTA, including with respect to labour standards, the environment, gender, and Indigenous rights.

Recommendation 2

The Government of Canada should urge its Mexican and U.S. counterparts to not set arbitrary deadlines for the conclusion of NAFTA modernization talks, and instead to support the work of their respective negotiators in finalizing the best possible deal in a reasonable period of time.

Recommendation 3

The Government of Canada should work with business groups, unions, and other stakeholders in Mexico and the United States to ensure that accurate information about NAFTA is disseminated, including by promoting information about how the collapse of NAFTA would negatively affect the Mexican, U.S. and Canadian economies.

Recommendation 4

The Government of Canada should cooperate with the Government of Mexico in the pursuit of common objectives in NAFTA negotiations, while also promoting progressive economic partnerships with Mexico outside of NAFTA, including through regional multilateral trade agreements such as the Pacific Alliance and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Recommendation 5

The Government of Canada should continue to strengthen its foreign policy cooperation with Mexico, and foster the growing people-to-people ties that exist between the two countries, including through mutually beneficial employment and educational exchanges.

Recommendation 6

The Government of Canada should work with officials in Mexico and the United States, along with stakeholders in the educational community and the private sector, to develop new mechanisms for dialogue and exchange within North America, including in the areas of youth exchanges.