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T&T eyes Canada trade deal
12-Aug-2009 Trinidad & Tobago Express
Despite the controversies associated with the negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), permanent secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Carl Francis, says Trinidad and Tobago will be better off in the area of trade once it joins forces with Canada.
Panama, Canada sign FTA deal
12-Aug-2009 Xinhua
Panama and Canada on Tuesday signed a free trade agreement (FTA) after the conclusion of bilateral trade talks.
Canada signs free-trade agreement with Panama
11-Aug-2009
Key benchmarks for a human rights impact assessment for the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
8-Aug-2009 CCIC
EU-Canada FTA (CETA) - EC negotiating directive (proposal of April 2009)
28-Jul-2009
Explanatory memorandum in English and French. Text of proposed negotiating mandate in Spanish.
Groups’ letter criticizes Senate’s ratification of Peru free trade pact
1-Jul-2009 Straight.com
All senators but one were more concerned about investor protections for Canadian oil and mining companies, and why Canada did not get as good a deal as the US on pork and other agricultural exports, than they were with the fact that communities in the Amazon were protesting against the current and future presence of these very corporations on their ancestral lands.
Canada signs trade deal with Jordan
29-Jun-2009 Vancouver Sun
Canada on Sunday signed a deal with Jordan that lifts tariffs on the vast majority of its exports as part of a push for increased trade with the Middle East.
Asean-Canada trade, investment pact closer
25-Jun-2009 The Nation
Asean and Canada will soon finalise consideration of a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA), preparing the way for free-trade agreement negotiations.
Peruvian violence prompts concerns over Canada’s push for free trade deals
24-Jun-2009 Embassy Magazine
While a great deal of scrutiny has been directed toward Canada’s free trade agreement with Colombia, there has been little said about a similar deal with Peru. In fact, last Wednesday, on one of the final days of Parliament, that agreement barely made a ripple as it quietly received Royal Assent.
Jordan-Canada FTA ’in final stages’
23-Jun-2009 Jordan Times
"This is the fastest FTA we have ever negotiated," says Canada’s ambassador in Amman.
Canada/Peru FTA seen implemented by July 1
19-Jun-2009 Grainews.com
Canadian ag exports such as wheat, barley, lentils, peas and some boneless beef could get "immediate duty-free access" to the Peruvian market as early as July 1.
US should consider trade pact with EU: manufacturers
13-Jun-2009 Political Blog
A proposed trade deal between Canada and the European Union puts pressure on the United States to begin thinking about its own trade pact with Europe, U.S. manufacturers said Tuesday.
Are EU trade talks behind the pressure to end local procurement?
12-Jun-2009 rabble
European corporations and the EU have made clear their top objective is access to procurement within provincial jurisdiction.
Canada and India explore a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
11-Jun-2009 Blakes
Earlier this year, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Stockwell Day, and Mr. Kamal Nath, India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, jointly announced the agreement of both countries to initiate exploratory discussions aimed at creating a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA).
Canada, EU launch free trade talks
11-Jun-2009 AFP
Canadian International Trade Minister Stockwell Day and European Union Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton formally launched Canada-EU free trade talks on Wednesday.
Harper touts free trade, shies away from terrorism reports in Colombia talks
11-Jun-2009 Montreal Gazette
As he blasted the "ideological" opponents of his free-trade deal with Colombia, Prime Minister Stephen Harper played down recent reports of a Colombian terrorism infiltration into Canada.
Canada interested in new US free trade deal
8-Jun-2009 AP
Canada is interested in a free trade deal with the United States that would open up local government procurements to both countries. The interest comes as Canadian companies continue to report difficulties in winning government contracts in US cities because of "Buy American" provisions in President Barack Obama’s stimulus bill.
Stalled but not dead: Update on the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
5-Jun-2009 rabble
The Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) was withdrawn from the table while being debated for its second reading in Canadian Parliament on May 27, 2009. Stalled for now, the CCFTA will certainly be back: it has not been defeated, and its proponents (the Conservatives and some of the Liberals) await an opportunity to bring it back.
Canada’s Lower House approved FTA with Peru
5-Jun-2009 Andina
The Lower House of Canada Congress approved this week the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed with Peru, which shall come into force in July this year
Canada meat, grain sectors eye EU trade
4-Jun-2009 Reuters
Canada’s agriculture industry is eyeing free-trade talks with the European Union as a rare chance to open a big high-income market, but for the beef sector a major production shift may also be at stake.