bilaterals.org logo
bilaterals.org logo

Canada

‘India-Canada foreign investment protection pact is ready to be signed’
15-Nov-2017 The Hindu
Canadian International Trade Minister bullish on growing trade ties with New Delhi.
Canada takes softwood lumber dispute with US to NAFTA appeal panel
15-Nov-2017 Bay Today
Canada is turning to the North American Free Trade Agreement in its bid to stop US duties on Canadian softwood lumber.
Ottawa files lawsuit in dispute over broken northern Manitoba rail line
15-Nov-2017 National Post
Ottawa filed a lawsuit against the owners of a broken rail line in northern Manitoba hours after the company said it would file a complaint against the federal government under the North American Free Trade Agreement.
India, Canada may ‘trade off’ wish lists
13-Nov-2017 The Hindu
Upcoming trade talks will see both sides discussing issues such as high pulses tariff, travel curbs.
How Canada allied with Mexico to fend off TPP pressure from Japan, Australia
13-Nov-2017 The Globe and Mail
From the outside, it looked like yet another bilateral meeting between Justin Trudeau and his continental ally, Enrique Pena Nieto, on the sidelines of yet another leaders’ summit.
No deal: How the TPP talks collapsed
10-Nov-2017 NZ Herald
The future of TPP has been thrown into doubt after Canada’s sudden refusal to attend the final leaders’ meeting in Danang, Vietnam, which was then cancelled.
When climate leaders protect dirty investments
9-Nov-2017 Project Syndicate
Much of the problem can be traced to bilateral investment treaties and investment rules embedded within broader trade pacts.
Ukraine can become production hub of Canada
6-Nov-2017 Ukrinform
The Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement and the EU-Ukraine free trade agreement greenlight the production of goods and services on the territory of Ukraine and their deliveries both back to Canada and to the European Union.
Canada a blueprint for EU-Aust trade
4-Nov-2017 Yahoo
Negotiators nutting out an Australia-European Union trade deal are likely to look for inspiration in the bloc’s deal with Canada.
Pacific Alliance, associate members kick off free trade negotiations
2-Nov-2017 ICTSD
The talks aim to confirm Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore’s status of “associate members” to the Latin American trading coalition.
Canadian pork producers one step closer to exporting to EU following CETA
31-Oct-2017 National Hog Farmer
Focus now turns to getting EU to approve antimicrobial interventions used in Canada to enhance food safety.
France to ratify CETA next year, seeks ‘green veto’
26-Oct-2017 EurActiv
France’s parliament is expected to ratify the CETA trade deal with Canada around the second half of 2018, French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot told reporters. But he made it clear that this will include “climate veto” powers.
Expansion of geographical indications under CETA now in effect in Canada
24-Oct-2017 Lexology
Canada has implemented a number of amendments to the Canadian Trade-marks Act related to the protection of geographical indications, as a result of the trade agreement between Canada and the European Union.
Canada begins free-trade negotiations with Pacific Alliance in Colombia
24-Oct-2017 Finance Colombia
Canada has begun its first round of formal negotiations to forge a free-trade agreement with the Pacific Alliance.
Le Canada se rapproche d’une entente avec l’Inde
23-Oct-2017 La Presse
Des pourparlers commerciaux sont en cours avec une série de pays, et une entente sur les investissements pourrait être conclue avec l’Inde d’ici « quelques mois ».
Indigenous chapter critical to NAFTA despite current challenges: Bellegarde
18-Oct-2017 Financial Post
An Indigenous chapter in NAFTA mustn’t be allowed to fall by the wayside, regardless of the challenges currently confronting negotiators, says Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde.
US seeks end of Canada dairy system as latest NAFTA talks wrap
17-Oct-2017 Bloomberg
The US wrapped up the fourth round of Nafta trade talks with a bombshell proposal to dismantle Canada’s dairy sector, adding to a list of demands its trading partners say would be impossible to accept as negotiations grow more fraught.
Canada set to open Mercosur trade talks in December: sources
17-Oct-2017 Reuters
Canada and the South American trade bloc Mercosur will announce in December the opening of negotiations for a free-trade deal during the World Trade Organization’s annual meeting in Argentina.
Trump raises possibility of Canada-US deal in meeting with Trudeau
12-Oct-2017 CBC
Trump has said he likes ’bilateral deals,’ but Trudeau still focused on agreement including Mexico.
The environment in Canadian trade agreements
10-Oct-2017 Policy Options
Since NAFTA, Canada and the US have included the largest number, worldwide, of environmental clauses in their trade agreements.