New U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement leaves NAFTA work visa provisions in place


Canada’s renegotiated trade deal with the United States and Mexico will leave the rules for professional work visas as they were under the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.  The new trade agreement, known as the United States Mexico Canada Agreement, or USMCA, was announced on the evening of September 30 — just shy […]

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Are NAFTA work permits at risk?


A cornerstone of U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic policies was his pledge to re-negotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, which he has consistently referred to as “one of the worst trade deals in history.” With NAFTA renegotiations having now produced the makings of a bilateral deal between the U.S. and Mexico, the […]

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