Canada notified the United States and Mexico Thursday evening that it has finished its ratification process and is now ready to implement the measures in the revised North American trade agreement. Freeland added she was hopeful that "with this step ... the new NAFTA will enter into force later this year." News that Canada had given its notice was first reported by the American publication Inside U.S. Trade. The U.S. and Mexico have yet to send a similar notice of readiness to the other two partners. In notifying now, Canada has surrendered control over the timing of the deal's implementation to the other two partners.

Source: CBC News April 03, 2020 13:55 UTC