AK SJR9

Alaska Legislature recognizes and honors the longstanding relationship between Alaska and Canada, citing shared natural resources, cultural ties, defense partnerships, and family connections spanning millennia

U.S.-Canada trade totals $1 trillion annually, with $2.5 billion in goods and services crossing the border daily; Alaska specifically exports $596 million to Canada and imports $753 million annually

More than 20,300 Alaska jobs depend on trade and investment with Canada, and 47 Canadian-owned companies operate in Alaska employing 4,350 residents

Legislature opposes tariffs or other restrictive trade measures that could harm the Alaska-Canada economic relationship, jeopardizing jobs, businesses, and partnerships

Resolution endorses the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement negotiated in October 2018 as the framework for bilateral trade and directs copies be sent to President Trump, Prime Minister Trudeau, and other U.S. and Canadian officials