The Trade and Investment Research Project pools resources and expertise from a wide range of Canadian non-governmental organizations to understand the implications of the latest generation of trade and investment treaties. Formed in 1999, the project examines the effects of these far-reaching treaties on public services, public interest regulation, environmental protection and alternative economic development.
Trade and Investment Research Project
- On September 21, Canada and the European Union announced that the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), a controversial NAFTA-plus free trade deal initiated by the Harper government and...October 17, 2017 | National OfficeThe all-party House of Commons trade committee is consulting Canadians on their priorities for bilateral and trilateral North American trade in light of the current renegotiation of NAFTA. In the...October 6, 2017 | National OfficeGlobal Affairs Canada is consulting Canadians on their priorities for, and concerns about, the planned renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In CCPA’s submission to this...July 19, 2017 | National Office
- January 16, 2018 | National Office
North American Investor-State Disputes to January 2018
July 19, 2017 | National OfficeCCPA submission to Global Affairs Canada on the renegotiation and modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement
July 5, 2017 | National OfficeServices, democracy and corporate rule in the Trump era
June 29, 2017 | National OfficePutting the tariff impacts of a Trump termination in perspective
June 2, 2017 | National OfficeCCPA Submission to Global Affairs Canada on a possible Canada-China FTA
Featured Series
We're pleased to introduce a new series of reports designed to demystify the TPP and provide readers with a better understanding of its impact on policy areas, such as healthcare, jobs, labour, and environmental protection.
Featured Commentary
It just so happens there are ways to redo or replace NAFTA to make it a better deal for workers in all three countries. Find out more in Scott Sinclair's Toronto Star op-ed on NAFTA renogtiation.
Featured Resource
For a full list of all of CCPA's work on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and its implications, click here.