Joint Statement
Prime Minister Harper, President Bush and President Calderón
North American Leaders’ Summit
August 21, 2007

Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP)
Intellectual Property Action Strategy
Fact Sheet
Full Document

Canada/United States/Mexico
SPP Regulatory Cooperation Framework
Fact Sheet
Full Document
Regulatory Cooperation in the Area of Chemicals

North American Plan For Avian & Pandemic Influenza
Fact Sheet
Full Document

Agreement for Cooperation in Energy Science and Technology
Fact Sheet
Full Document

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SPP Background

The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) was launched in March of 2005 as a trilateral effort to increase security and enhance prosperity among the United States, Canada and Mexico through greater cooperation and information sharing.

This trilateral initiative is premised on our security and our economic prosperity being mutually reinforcing. The SPP recognizes that our three great nations are bound by a shared belief in freedom, economic opportunity, and strong democratic institutions.

The SPP provides the framework to ensure that North America is the safest and best place to live and do business. It includes ambitious security and prosperity programs to keep our borders closed to terrorism yet open to trade.

The SPP builds upon, but is separate from, our long-standing trade and economic relationships. It energizes other aspects of our cooperative relations, such as the protection of our environment, our food supply, and our public health.