The Trade and Investment Research Project pools resources and expertise from a wide range of Canadian non-governmental organizations to understand the implications of global trade architectures for government policy. Formed in 1999, the project examines the effects of far-reaching trade and investment treaties on public services, public interest regulation, environmental protection and sustainable economic development.
Trade and Investment Research Project
- The CCPA has joined hundreds of civil society organizations and individuals in urging WTO member governments to support a proposal from South Africa and India calling for the suspension of the...December 7, 2020 | National OfficeOn November 19, 2020, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives sent a letter to Trade Minister Mary Ng and Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne, urging the Canadian government to...November 19, 2020 | National OfficeThe CCPA is proud to sign the letter below from our colleagues at the Third World Network. Endorsed so far by over 350 civil society organizations worldwide, the letter urges WTO member governments...October 15, 2020 | National Office
- October 1, 2019 | National Office
Early Impacts of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
September 6, 2019 | National OfficeMay 22, 2019 | National OfficeHow "good regulatory practices" in trade agreements erode protections for the environment, public health, workers and consumers
April 30, 2019 | National OfficeThe use and abuse of investor-state dispute settlement by Canadian investors abroad
Analysis, opinion and multimedia resources on the "New NAFTA" and progressive alternatives to the corporate trade model.
For a full list of all of CCPA's work on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and its implications, click here.