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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The Rise and Demise of NAFTA Chapter 11
Download 724.63 KB 62 pages The removal of investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) from the renegotiated NAFTA was a critical victory for democratic sovereignty over investor…
NAFTA investor lawsuits cost Canada more than $376 million and remain a threat: report
Canada remains vulnerable to costly NAFTA investor–state lawsuits even after removing the controversial dispute settlement process from the renegotiated NAFTA deal, according to a new report from…
Civil society groups urge Canada to support global access to COVID-19 vaccine at WTO
OTTAWA – As governments around the world prepare for World Trade Organization (WTO) meetings on intellectual property rights March 10-11, civil society groups are urging…
Open letter: Canada must support global access to COVID-19 vaccines at the WTO
This letter was sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 10, 2021. Dear Prime Minister, Since the beginning of the pandemic, world leaders have…
Trade Agreements Like NAFTA Are a Menace to Democracy
On his first day in office, US president Joe Biden revoked the permit for the controversial Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline. The partially built project was…
If We Want to Clean Up the Oceans, We Have to Confront the Fossil Fuel Giants
Andy Morffew (Flickr Creative Commons) Throughout 2019, we saw multiple variations on the same grim headline: “Dead Whale Found With 48 Pounds of Plastic…
Monopolizing the Recovery
Canada and the WTO-TRIPS Waiver Proposal The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and Trade Justice Network host a conversation with global experts on the Indian…
An agenda for a progressive Canada-U.S. trade partnership
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Trade, gender and the international rules-based order
CCPA submission to the federal government white paper on a Feminist Foreign Policy As part of Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy White Paper consultation, the federal…
Corporate power in global trade: Will corporations sue states for measures taken to combat COVID-19?
undefinedOver the past four months, Canadian governments have taken unprecedented measures to minimize the spread of COVID-19 as governments worldwide have enforced lockdowns, closed borders,…
What’s next for the new NAFTA? And what, if anything, can Canadians do about it now?
Implementing legislation for the new Canada–U.S.–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) is now before the House of Commons. While the U.S. and Mexico have already ratified the deal,…
Beyond Neoliberalism: Toward a Trade Agenda for People and the Planet
The “Beyond Neoliberalism” workshop in Ottawa on October 30, 2019 was co-organized by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Trade Justice Network and Institute for…
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