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Canada rescinds digital services tax after Trump suspends trade talks
30-Jun-2025 The Washington Post
Ottawa said Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump had agreed to resume negotiations on a trade agreement and would aim to reach a deal by July 21.
India eyes critical minerals as trade talks with Canada revive
23-Jun-2025 Financial Express
India and Canada revive FTA talks, eyeing collaboration on critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, and rare earths. As India diversifies from China, Canada’s rich reserves and ESG-compliant supply offer strategic opportunities for EV, solar, and tech sectors through joint ventures and trade pacts.
Canada-Indonesia free trade pact reaches final stage, ready to be signed
23-Jun-2025 Tempo English
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Indonesia and Canada has been finalized and is ready for signing. Canadian Ambassador Jess Dutton announced that after a legal review, the agreement will soon undergo ratification by both countries with full implementation expected in 2026.
Franco Nevada releases Cobre Panama arbitration update
20-Jun-2025 Resource World
Following an engagement with the government of Panama’s legal counsel, Franco Nevada said it has agreed to suspend its arbitration proceeding.
India, Canada to resume FTA talks after 21-months pause
19-Jun-2025 Financial Express
India and Canada to resume FTA talks after 21 months, aiming to revive the Early Progress Trade Agreement and move toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
Canada agrees to ratify Britain’s accession to major trans-Pacific trade pact
16-Jun-2025 Yahoo
Canada has agreed to ratify Britain’s accession to a major trans-Pacific trade pact as Sir Keir Starmer and Mark Carney sought to revive talks on a stalled bilateral deal.
Calling on First Quantum Minerals to definitely and safely close its Cobre Panama mine
13-Jun-2025 Mining Watch
101 organizations are calling on First Quantum Minerals to close its Cobre Panama mine, drop the international arbitration against Panama, and implement environmental remediation at the mine site.
Canada must not implement Ecuador free trade deal, says civil society organizations
11-Jun-2025 CCPA
The Canadian government should not implement the recently-signed free trade agreement with Ecuador because the agreement’s potential to facilitate environmental and human rights abuses.
PHL-Canada to conduct exploratory talks for a bilateral FTA in June
26-May-2025 Business World Online
The Philippines and Canada are set to begin exploratory talks for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in early June, focusing on key sectors such as electronics, semiconductors, and agricultural products like bananas, pineapples, and coconut.
Trump tells Carney CUSMA is ’good deal for everybody’ but leaves door open for termination
7-May-2025 Financial Post
Le premier ministre canadien et le président américain ont ouvert la porte à une renégociation rapide de l’Accord Canada–États-Unis–Mexique.
Brazil’s Lula says Mercosur, Canada should advance in trade deal talks
30-Apr-2025 Reuters
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is interested in advancing talks for a trade deal between South America’s Mercosur bloc and Canada in order to "diversify and expand our exchange".
Conflicts of interest and sovereignty at stake: The Ecuador-Canada FTA
2-Apr-2025 CEPR
Ecuador’s free trade agreement with Canada presents a glaring conflict of interest for President Noboa, whose family, one of Ecuador’s wealthiest, has a sizable financial stake in a Canada-based mining company.
First Quantum to discontinue two Cobre Panama arbitration proceedings
2-Apr-2025 Reuters
First Quantum Minerals said it had agreed to discontinue two arbitration proceedings related to its Cobre Panama copper mine.
Canada-Ecuador free trade agreement threatens Indigenous rights and territories in the Amazon
21-Mar-2025 The Conversation
Canada and Ecuador’s new free-trade agreement is threatening the rights of Indigenous peoples and their territories, and increasing social and environmental conflicts across the country.
Brookfield files US$2.7 billion case against Peru over toll roads
14-Mar-2025 Financial Post
The action is being taken under the umbrella of the free trade agreement between Peru and Canada.
The rights of nature become a rallying point against an ascendant mining industry
7-Mar-2025 Inside Climate News
Communities and ecosystems across the globe face heavy environmental damage from intensifying mining operations. A people’s tribunal probed the Canadian mining industry’s impact on the natural world and the people defending it.
Canada seeks to deepen trade ties with Brazil amid Trump’s pressures
7-Mar-2025 Valor International
Canada hopes to advance several trade agreements with Brazil under the framework of the Mercosur-Canada Free Trade Agreement in the short term.
Trump grants one-month tariff reprieve to some goods from Mexico, Canada
7-Mar-2025 The Washington Post
President Donald Trump postponed for another month imposing tariffs on certain Mexican and Canadian products that comply with the North American free-trade treaty.
Trump officials eye tariff relief for USMCA-compliant products, Lutnick says
5-Mar-2025 Reuters
Trump’s administration is considering granting relief from his 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports to products that comply with the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Canada and Mexico gambled on a free trade future. The bet is turning sour.
4-Mar-2025 Mint
Few countries have bet as heavily on free trade as Mexico and Canada. Now that President Trump says 25% tariffs will hit both countries, their economies are facing a stress test that rivals the global financial crisis and the pandemic.