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.
An international reputation for rigorous trade research and analysis
- Evaluating social procurement strategies under Canada’s trade commitments
- Canada’s options for intervening in the Keystone XL CUSMA lawsuit
- NAFTA’s Shadow of Obstruction
- The Rise and Demise of NAFTA Chapter 11
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Le PTP et le Canada
Download 149.75 KB5 pages Cette fiche d’information fournit des renseignements sur le Partenariat Transpacifique (PTP), un accord de commerce et d’investissement que douze pays négocient depuis 2008. La fiche d’information…
Modern free trade era produced slower growth and greater income inequality: study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—The defining features of the Canadian economy during the NAFTA era have been slower GDP growth, a surge in corporate concentration, and heightened income inequality,…
Ascent of Giants
NAFTA, Corporate Power and the Growing Income Gap Download 1.38 MB 64 pages This study looks at trade and investment trends, merger and acquisition activity, corporate wealth concentration, GDP growth,…
NAFTA investor-state claims against Canada are “out of control”: study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA— Over the last two decades, Canada has been sued more times than either Mexico or the U.S. under NAFTA’s controversial investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS)…
NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State Disputes to January 1, 2015
Download 1.32 MB 41 pages This study documents the 77 known NAFTA investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) claims up to January 1 2015. These include 35 against Canada, 20 against the…
CETA: A Bad Trade for Women
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Trading Away Democracy
How CETA’s Investor Protection Rules Threaten the Public Good in Canada and the EU Download 877.87 KB20 pages This study warns that controversial investor protection rules in the proposed Comprehensive…
Marchander la démocratie
En quoi les règles de protection des investisseurs de l’AÉCG menacent-elles le bien public au Canada et dans L’Union Européenne? Attachments Resumé: Marchander la démocratie…
Making Sense of the CETA
First assessment of complete Canada–EU trade deal questions benefits, highlights imbalances in negotiated outcome READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—A new analysis of the recently leaked Comprehensive Economic and Trade…
Making Sense of the CETA
An analysis of the final text of the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Download 3.57 MB 128 pages This report demonstrates in detail how the Comprehensive Economic and…
Investor-State Dispute Settlement in the TTIP and CETA
Submission to the European Commission’s Public Consultation Download 337.99 KB20 pages One of the most controversial elements of modern trade treaties is the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism, which allows…
Why workers should unite against Canada’s next-generation trade deals
(This article was first published by Rabble.ca as part of the Up! Canadian Labour Rising series.) The Harper government has made new trade and investment agreements a cornerstone of its…
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