Proximity to the United States

• Québec is strategically located, close to major North American cities and represents a market of over 450 million consumers.

• Under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed by Canada and the United States in 1989 and the later North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA, 1994), Québec is a full-fledged member of the major business and commercial networks of North America.

• Aircraft and aircraft engines, newsprint and aluminum together make up more than 20% of Québec's exports.

Québec sends near than 70% of its exports to the United States.

Exports of goods from Quebec in 2010

Share of total exports (%)

Source: Le calepin, Le commerce extérieur du Québec, MDEIE, April 2011