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Canada energized Massachusetts with $1.4 billion worth of petroleum and natural gas.

Trade in high-tech communications equipment totaled $635 million.

One-third of Rhode Island’s exports —worth $315 million — went to Canada.

Trade in metals accounted for a third of the total Rhode Island-Canada trade, or $271 million.

Under the Container Security Initiative, Canadian Customs inspectors are based at the port of Newark/NY.

Maryland’s leading export to Canada was $136 million in automobiles and trucks.

Canada supplied Maryland with $157 million in softwood lumber.

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Alberta supplies 26% of the natural gas consumed in California.

Canada and Georgia exchanged $954 million in Georgia-built autos for $510 million in Canadian aircraft and $170 million in auto parts.

Canada traded softwood lumber, worth $228 million, and pulp worth $64 million, for Georgia’s furniture, worth $252 million, and paper worth $86 million.

More than 211,000 Canadian visitors spent $26 million on Idaho’s ski slopes, parks and other attractions.

Idaho’s “sister state” is Alberta.

Indiana sent almost half of its worldwide exports to Canada.

Bilateral trade in transportation equipment topped $4 billion.

Chemicals worth $451 million accounted for more than one-quarter of Canada-Louisiana trade.

More than 114,000 Canadian visitors laisse les bon temps rouler and spent $65 million in Louisiana.

More than $2.9 billion worth of Canadian oil, natural gas and electricity flowed through Minnesota in 2002.

Canada and Minnesota have worked together to develop flood mitigation plans for the Red River Basin.

Canada is the state’s leading export destination, with sales worth $480 million.

Since 1916, the Migratory Birds Convention between Canada and the US has effectively protected our millions of shared bird populations.

Missouri sent more merchandise to Canada —$3.4 billion worth — than to its next 19 export markets combined.

Nearly 60% of Montana’s exports — worth $210 million —went to Canada.

In 1995 the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park was designated a World Heritage site and a symbol of peace and friendship between the two countries.

One-fifth of Nebraska’s exports went to Canada, led by $56 million worth of auto parts.

Two-way trade in agricultural products reached $356 million, an increase of 17%.

Canada’s Barrick Gold Corp. operates the largest gold mine in North America. Goldstrike, Nevada’s largest mining employer with 1750 employees, produces over two million ounces a year.

More than 51,000 Canadian visitors were enchanted by New Mexico and spent $13 million there.

One-quarter of North Carolina’s exports —from auto parts to furniture to yarn — worth $3.4 billion, went to Canada.

Canadians are the world’s best customers for North Dakota’s products, from agricultural machinery to corn and oilseeds.

Canada bought more than half of Ohio’s exports, $15 billion worth.

Almost half of South Dakota’s exported goods, worth $300 million, went to Canada.

More than 88,000 Canadians visited South Dakota and spent $12 million.

Since the NAFTA agreement was signed 10 years ago in Austin, Texas’ trade with Canada has more than doubled, directly supporting thousands of jobs.

The Mountain State’s leading export to Canada was $296 million in coal.

In a synergistic exchange, Wisconsin sells specialized machinery to the Canadian pulp and paper industry and imports wood pulp and sends paper back to Canada.

Canada is Wyoming’s best customer, taking 25% or $147 million worth, of its exports.

Canada and Wyoming energize each other: Wyoming exported $57 million in coal and imported $1.2 billion in crude oil (some of which went by pipeline to other states).

California supplied its northern neighbor with $8.1 billion worth of goods – from computers to motor vehicle parts and fresh grapes.

The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1972 committed Canada and the US to maintain the ecological integrity of the Great Lakes, which are now cleaner than they have been for 50 years.

New Hampshire’s exported $91 million in high-tech electronics to Canada.

Canada supplied New Hampshire with $224 million in forest products.

More than half of Vermont’s exports to Canada, worth $440 million, were tubes and semi-conductors.

Los Angeles and Vancouver are “Sister Cities”.

The Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor carries 25% of all Canada-US merchandise trade.

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Alaska shares the longest border of any state with Canada—1,538 miles—and the northern-most border crossing at Poker Creek, Alaska/Little Gold Creek, Yukon.

Alaska’s leading export to Canada was $56 million worth of seafood, and the top import was $23 million in petroleum and coal products.

273,000 Canadian visitors got some R&R in Hawaii and spent $331 million.

Hawaiian and Canadian astronomers observe the galaxies together from a 3.6-meter telescope atop the extinct volcano of Mauna Kea on the Big Island.

Alabama’s leading export to and import from Canada were both motor vehicle parts, with $248 million in sales and $210 million in purchases.

Canada supplied $59 million in wood pulp to Alabama, which sent back $66 million in paper.

Arizona-Canada trade in goods increased 54% between 1998 and 2002 to reach $2.3 billion.

Canada is the single largest source of foreign direct investment in Arizona, the second largest source of tourists, and the native country of 80,000 Arizona residents.

Arkansas exported more goods to Canada than to its next 4 export markets combined, a total of $764 million worth.

Arkansas and Canada traded $165 million in aluminum and $112 million in auto parts.

Since 1958, Canadian and US forces have jointly defended North American airspace through NORAD, headquartered at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado.

Colorado supplied Canada with $66 million in computers and purchased $137 million worth of newsprint and softwood lumber.

Bilateral trade in aircraft and parts totaled $268 million.

Canada supplied Connecticut’s publishers and homebuilders with $408 million in paper and lumber.

Two-way trade in chemicals reached $264 million.

Almost one-third of Delaware’s exports —worth $502 million — went to Canada.

More than 1.6 million Canadian snowbirds spent $1.3 billion in Florida.

Florida sold $132 million worth of orange juice and fresh tomatoes to Canada and bought $292 million worth of softwood lumber and newsprint.

Illinois sold $8 billion worth of goods to Canada, more than to its next five export markets combined.

Canada bought $1.3 billion worth of automobiles and auto parts.

Iowa supplied Canadian farmers with $213 million in agricultural machinery.

Canada supplied the Hawkeye State with more than one-half billion in energy shipments.

Trade in transportation equipment accounted for almost one-half of total Kansas-Canada trade, or $1.2 billion.

Canada’s Bombardier Aerospace manufactures its best selling Learjet and Challenger business aircraft at its facility in Wichita, which also houses the company’s flight test center.

Bilateral trade in motor vehicle production totaled $2.9 billion.

Canadian companies have 31 manufacturing facilities in Kentucky employing 4,800 people.

Canada bought 40% of Maine’s worldwide exports, worth $773 million.

Bilateral trade in forest products totaled $995 million.

Canada and Michigan exchanged $49 billion in autos, trucks and parts.

Automotive products dominated the trade in both directions: Missouri exported $1.8 billion in cars and trucks and bought $875 million in engines and other parts.

Canadian energy shipments to Montana totaled $1.3 billion, an increase of 26%.

More tourists from Canada than from any other country try their luck in Nevada, with 625,800 visits and $336 million in spending. More than 209,000 Canadians spent

$57 million at New Jersey’s shores and its other attractions.

New Mexico exported $72 million worth of merchandise to Canada and imported $149 million.

New York’s leading import from its northern neighbor was $2.8 billion worth of natural gas.

Bombardier Inc. keeps New Yorkers moving with subway trains, automated light rail, commuter rail cars and jobs for 700 in Plattsburgh.

Canada’s forests supplied North Carolina’s furniture and homebuilding industries with $453 million in wood, veneer and shingles.

The International Peace Garden straddling the North Dakota-Manitoba border, a monument to the long and peaceful coexistence of Canadians and Americans, attracts a quarter million visitors a year.

Two-way trade in transportation equipment alone topped $10 billion a year.

Canada was Oklahoma’s best customer, buying more than a third of its exports of goods, valued at $913 million.

Bilateral trade in trains, planes and automobiles increased to $729 million.

Oregon’s trade with Canada in planes, trains and automobiles, plus parts, totaled $771 million.

Canada’s forests supplied Oregon’s homebuilders and publishers with $294 million in lumber, pulp and newsprint.

Canada bought $5.1 billion worth of Pennsylvania’s goods, more than the next 8 export markets combined.

The highly integrated North American steel market benefits producers in both Pennsylvania and Canada, which exchanged $702 million in iron and steel.

More than 340,000 Canadians toured the Palmetto state and spent $118 million.

Canada is the world’s best customer for South Carolina’s exports, buying $2.2 billion of goods.

Canada bought $3.6 billion worth of Tennessee’s exports, more than its next 6 export markets combined.

Tennessee was energized by $1.6 billion in Canadian natural gas.

Computers valued at more than a billion dollars led the exports, and crude petroleum, worth $799 million, led the imports.

Canada and Utah traded $756 million in transportation equipment, led by $482 million in Canadian aircraft and $113 million in Utah-made auto parts.

More than 116,000 Canadian visitors spent $32 million in Utah.

Vermonters were warmed by $135 million in electricity from Quebec.

Bilateral trade in transportation equipment totaled $1.3 billion in transportation equipment: Virginia exported trucks and imported aircraft.

Canada energized the Old Dominion with $303 million worth of petroleum and coal products.

British Columbia and Alberta supply over 90% of Washington’s natural gas needs.

Canada and the US established the Pacific Salmon Commission in 1985 to ensure the conservation, rational management and optimum production of Pacific Salmon.

Canada bought one-third of West Virginia exports,$907 million worth.

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NEXUS, a joint program of Canadian and US Customs andImmigration agencies, simplifies border crossings forpre-approved, low-risk travellers.

Canada and US Customs agencies have implementedthe FAST (Free and Secure Trade) Program, which offersexpedited customs clearance for pre-approved, low-riskshipments of goods at major highway border crossings.

Two-way 2002 Canada-state merchandise trade

The 39 states for which Canada was the leading exportmarket for goods in 2002.

As part of the Canada/US Smart Border Action Plan,Integrated Border Enforcement Teams (IBETs) of federaland local law enforement personnel from the twocountries work together to fight cross-border crime.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) monitors and defends continental airspaceusing a network of ground-based radars, sensors and fighters to detect and intercept any threats. NORAD'ssurveillance and control responsibility is dividedamong three regions, with headquarters in Canada, the continental United States and Alaska.

Under the Canada/US Joint In-Transit Container Targeting Initiative, Canadian and US Customs inspectors areworking side by side at seaports in Newark/New York, Seattle, Vancouver, Montreal and Halifax to scrutinizeincoming container cargo and to interdict security threats,weapons of mass destruction, drugs and contrbandbefore they arrive on our shores.

All figures are in US dollars. Unless otherwise indicated,all trade figures refer to 2002 merchandise trade.