Executive Summary (Full report can be read here) This paper addresses the current need for effective and efficient dispute settlement mechanisms (“DSMs”) in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs).* Canada is a party to several FTAs that include DSM chapters but rarely resorts to those DSMs to resolve trade disputes. This experience is not specific to Canada; in fact, most FTA DSMs have never been used. One reason for this may be that the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) has thus far o

Executive Summary (Full report can be read here) For most countries, competition law has become a crucial component of contemporary economic policy. It also has considerable overlap with trade and investment policy, as improving economic efficiency and liberalizing markets are usually central to its objectives. Competition policy can also have a direct impact on international trade and investment patterns, as the companies most likely to be active in international markets wil

Executive Summary (Full report can be read here) (Annex A to the report can be read here) Watch video here On 13 December 2017, 70 members of the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) co-sponsored a Joint Ministerial Statement calling for structured discussions on “investment facilitation for development”. Since the issuance of the Joint Ministerial Statement, there have been ongoing structured discussions at the WTO on investment facilitation with the objective of developing a mu