Trade and Investment Project
Expert research on international trade and investment treaties and globalization
The Trade and Investment Research Project (TIRP) is an independently funded project administered by the CCPA. TIRP pools the trade policy research resources and expertise of Canadian non-governmental organizations from a variety of sectors. It produces expert research on a wide range of important trade and investment policy issues.
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The Devil is in the Details
The TPP’s Impact on the Canadian Automotive Industry Download 732.76 KB26 pages This study examines the potential impacts of the TPP on the Canadian automotive sector. The authors analyze the…
Trade committee hears big risks outweigh small rewards in TPP
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TPP delivers unjustified benefits to foreign investors at public expense: study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—The expanded rights granted to foreign investors in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) carry major risks for voters and taxpayers in TPP countries, says a study…
Foreign investor protections in the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Download 415.8 KB 20 pages This study examines the special privileges, enforced through investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), which would be given to foreign investors under the TPP. These include the…
TPP could worsen Canada’s trade balance, undermine job-intensive sectors: study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA – In the midst of the federal government’s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) consultations, a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) sheds…
Le PTP pourrait entraîner une détérioration de la balance commerciale du Canada et affaiblir les secteurs à forte intensité de main-d’œuvre, selon une étude
CLIQUEZ ICI POUR CONSULTER LE RAPPORT. OTTAWA – Pendant les consultations que mène le gouvernement fédéral sur le Partenariat transpacifique (PTP), une nouvelle étude du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives…
Le PTP et l’impact de l’élimination des tarifs sur le commerce canadien
Download 806.76 KB 28 pages Dans le cadre de cette étude, nous évaluons les avantages et les risques potentiels pour le Canada selon la suppression des droits de douane en…
The Impact of TPP Tariff Removal on Canadian Trade
Download 734.2 KB 24 pages This study assesses the potential benefits and risks for Canada of tariff removal under the TPP. Through an in-depth review of the quantity and product…
Trans-Pacific Partnership expands migrant worker regime: study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—As parliamentary consultations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) begin, a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) raises questions about the deal’s…
Migrant Workers and the Trans-Pacific Partnership
A regulatory impact analysis of the TPP’s temporary entry provisions Download 735.14 KB 32 pages This study investigates the TPP’s chapter on “temporary entry for business persons” to understand its…
CETA investment reforms won’t prevent corporate attacks on health and environment
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Corporate Europe Observatory, Friends of the Earth Europe, Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung (German Forum on Environment & Development) and the…
Investment Court System Put to the Test
New EU proposal will perpetuate investors’ attacks on health and environment Download 440.22 KB36 pages This study examines the reforms to investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) advocated by the European Union…
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