Inclusion of labour provisions in free trade agreements (FTAs) has become increasingly more commonplace by the international community since 1994 when the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its labour side agreement, the North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation (NAALC), came into effect. The author explores whether and how labour provisions in post-NAALC FTAs can be utilized to improve the lives of working women. She examines and compares significant advances in the development and application of labour norms in FTAs by the governments of Canada and the United States.