ABSTRACT
The United States and Canada have had significantly greater shared economies since the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of January 1, 1994 commenced. As our
natural resource and manufacturing based industries are similar it is no surprise that the
demographics of occupational hearing loss are similar. However, the compensation pro-
cesses (eligibility for claims, adjudication of appeals, and the actual awards, etc.) are
rather different between the United States and Canada and vary substantially within
Canada itself.
