Canada


Calling on First Quantum Minerals to definitely and safely close its Cobre Panama mine
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.