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Keystone pipeline developers seek $15 billion from US for cancellation
23-Nov-2021 BNN
Developers of Keystone XL are seeking to recoup more than $15 billion in damages connected to President Joe Biden’s decision to yank a permit for the border-crossing oil pipeline even after construction began.
Canada, South Asian bloc to begin free-trade talks in effort to diversify from China
17-Nov-2021 Coast Reporter
Canada is launching free-trade talks with a major group of southeast Asian countries as it seeks to diversify from China and find new ways of coping with a snarled global supply chain.
Cabinet okays Asean-Canada FTA framework
10-Nov-2021 Bangkok Post
The cabinet yesterday approved the negotiation framework for the Asean-Canada free trade agreement (FTA), hoping the pact will help open a gateway for Thailand into North America.
Ukraine, Canada agree to start talks on revision of FTA agreement
4-Nov-2021 Kyiv Post
The talks include cross-border trade in services, financial services, investments, telecommunications, and other sectors.
Canada wants to deepen trade ties with ASEAN
26-Oct-2021 Vietnam+
A free trade agreement between the ASEAN and Canada will be a win-win for all sides, particularly in the context of economies that are struggling to come out of the pandemic, Canada’s Prime Minister said.
Colombia: Environmental defenders criticise ISDS tribunal decision favouring Canadian mining giant
13-Oct-2021 AFTINET
While the tribunal has yet to make a decision about compensation to be paid, Eco Oro Minerals is claiming nearly $700 USD million.
The false hopes and empty promises of investment treaty modernization
13-Oct-2021 The Monitor
A Canadian company’s successful challenge to a precautionary mining ban in Colombia shows how little investor–state dispute panels care about the right to regulate.
Piyush Goyal pushes for stronger trade ties at G20 ministerial meet
12-Oct-2021 Business Standard
India is trying to ink FTAs with Australia, UK, EU, and UAE. India will take forward the FTA talks with Canada and accelerate existing FTA review with South Korea.
India  looks  to  seal trade deal after Trudeau win
30-Sep-2021 Live Mint
India hopes to fast-track talks for a mini trade deal with Canada after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returned to power. The last round of talks was held in July after which talks were postponed because of the elections.
Problematising the relationship between mining, development and foreign investment in Colombia
26-Aug-2021 OpinioJuris
The new resource extraction regime continued to consolidate through the approval of new development plans, new standards, and the signing of international investment agreements.
Canada’s colonialism extends through its foreign policy
16-Aug-2021 Rabble.ca
The colonial national affinity between Canada and Israel creates the context for the Canada Israel free trade agreement
Winshear seeks C$124,781,945 in damages from Tanzania
15-Aug-2021 Globe Newswire
Winshear Gold Corp. has filed a case at ICSID against Tanzania for the expropriation of the company’s retention licenses, claiming the country has breached its obligations under the Tanzania-Canada BIT.
India will fast track trade deals with six nations: Commerce Secretary
12-Aug-2021 Business Standard
India will fast-track free trade agreements (FTAs) with at least six nations — including the UAE, the UK, Australia, Canada, and the EU.
XL pipeline absurd $15 billion NAFTA ISDS claim
7-Aug-2021 Public Citizen
TC Energy expects to get 15 times more money, coming from taxpayers’ pockets, than the asset losses it experienced from the revocation of a permit, that was already denied twice.
Negotiations on Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement expansion nearing completion
5-Aug-2021 Ukrinform
Ukraine and Canada are in the final stages of negotiations to expand the Free Trade Agreement to cover services and investment.
Ancient Romanian gold mine given UNESCO protection
28-Jul-2021 Balkan Insight
The derailment of the plans led Canadian mining company Gabriel Resources to sue the Romanian government for $5.7 billion before the Washington-based ICSID.
Thailand pins high hope on FTAs to boost exports
19-Jul-2021 Vietnam+
Thailand’s Commerce Ministry looks set to propose negotiation frameworks for the Thailand-EU free trade agreement and ASEAN-Canada FTA for cabinet approval in the third quarter, aiming to boost the country’s exports.
Indonesia warns of ‘challenging’ trade talks with Canada
13-Jul-2021 Manitoba Co-operator
Canada is preparing to formally launch bilateral trade negotiations later this year with Indonesia, but already plans to include gender, environmental and labour provisions in a deal are being described as a “challenge.”
Public hearings to be held over Asean-Canada FTA
22-Jun-2021 Bangkok Post
Thailand and Asean counterparts are set to rev up discussions with Canada to establish a scope of negotiations for an Asean-Canada free trade agreement (FTA), with the aim to kick off negotiations later this year
Canada to begin negotiations with Indonesia on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
21-Jun-2021 Mirage News
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, and Muhammad Lutfi, Indonesia’s Minister of Trade, announced that Canada and Indonesia will begin negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).