Do you think the NAFTA/FTA benefited Canada or not?

I would say overall yes it has. The US and Canada trade more than 1 billion USD of goods daily, something that few countries (if any) can match. Obviously, this benefits any economy, tariffs or no tariffs. While they may be losing out on tax revenue, the economy as a whole has benefited greatly.
 
Yes, definitely.

Since the implementation of the NAFTA, Canada’s trade with the United States has risen 80%, while trade with Mexico has doubled.

Canada’s NAFTA exports have likewise grown substantially, and have been particularly successful in high value added sectors such as automotive equipment (trucks, cars and parts), machinery and parts and industrial goods. In 1998, the growth alone in Canada’s exports to our NAFTA markets was roughly equal to the total value of our exports to Japan and to the 15 nations of the European Union (EU) combined. The growth in our NAFTA exports last year also more than offset the drop in exports to other important international markets, attributable to the financial crisis and its aftermath. Reflecting this trend, the share of exports to NAFTA partners in Canada’s total exports has increased from 80.8% in 1993 to 84.3% in 1998.
 
NAFTA benefited everyone except the US. So yes, it did Canada wonders.
 
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