Canada


New round of Canada-Japan trade talks coming in April
Canada and Japan are meeting for a second round of free-trade talks this month as Ottawa tries to stay ahead of other countries looking to cut similar deals with Tokyo.
India, Canada FTA may face delay; likely to miss December deadline
The proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and Canada is likely to be delayed and may miss the December 2013 deadline, a government official has said.
Auto industry an unlikely roadblock in Ottawa’s ambitious free-trade talks
Agriculture has long been the bane of Canadian trade negotiators. No trade deal gets done without crossing farmers first.
How NAFTA, FIPA and other investment deals put democracy and the environment at risk
A US-funded energy firm, Lone Pine Resources, is using investor rights provisions in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to challenge Quebec’s 2011 moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for natural gas.
EU-Canada free-trade agreement could lay groundwork for larger accord with US
If Europe can secure a free trade deal with Canada, it would lay the groundwork for a planned, much larger accord with the United States, French and Canadian leaders said Thursday.
Canadian meat producers don't need CETA, aren't filling existing export quotas: NFU
Canadian beef exporters are using less than half of their tariff-free quota access to the European market and pork exporters come nowhere close to meeting their allowances, says the National Farmers Union this week. The data completely undermines the Harper government's -- and the meat sector -- case for CETA, which appears to hinge on increased meat quotas for Canadian producers.
Canada worries about US-EU free trade
Some experts in Ottawa think that the launch of EU-US trade negotiations could derail the EU-Canada talks
S. Korea-Canada FTA to deepen partnership: Canadian governor general
The absence of a free trade deal between South Korea and Canada is the weakest link in their bilateral relations, and the two countries need to conclude one this year to deepen their partnership in a wider range of areas, Canada's visiting governor general said Tuesday.
EU negotiator says Canada must give up more to get free-trade deal
Stark differences between Canada and the European Union in their free-trade talks came into focus Thursday when the EU’s chief negotiator said Canada isn’t offering enough concessions to conclude a deal.
Libre-échange avec l'Europe: Ottawa doit modifier ses positions, dit Bruxelles
Le commissaire européen au Commerce de l'Union européenne (UE) dit espérer pouvoir conclure rapidement l'entente de libre-échange avec le Canada, mais que pour ce faire, Ottawa doit changer ses positions. Le commissaire n'a cependant donné aucun détail.