<time datetime="2023-05-09T00:00:01-04:00">May 9, 2023</time>

Executive Summary

There are some 2,500 international investment agreements (IIAs) in force around the world, whether as…

<time datetime="2020-06-30T00:01:00-04:00">June 30, 2020</time>

June 30, 2020 – The new North American trade deal takes effect on July 1 amid heightened uncertainty about its likely impacts. The effect of the COVID-19 crisis on supply chains, the digital…

<time datetime="2020-02-21T00:01:00-05:00">February 21, 2020</time>

February 21, 2020 – The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), as amended by the Protocol of Amendment signed December 10, 2019, represents a major overhaul of the now-dated 1994 North…

<time datetime="2019-10-31T00:01:00-04:00">October 31, 2019</time>

October 31, 2019 – US investor-state disputes against Canada still loom under NAFTA, with five unresolved claims outstanding and the possibility that more could emerge, according to a new report…

<time datetime="2019-07-25T00:01:00-04:00">July 25, 2019</time>

The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) will help the Trump administration fulfill some of its economic objectives, but stands to shrink GDP and lower economic welfare throughout the…

<time datetime="2019-07-03T00:01:00-04:00">July 3, 2019</time>

The new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) sets out rules of origin for auto products that need greater clarity to provide certainty for the businesses who must apply them, states a new…

Op-Ed
The World Trade Organization, the multilateral body that oversees the global trading system, is not top of mind for the business community. But it should be. The WTO’s current diminished state…
Intelligence Memos
From: Lawrence Herman To: Canadian trade observers Date: November 28, 2023 Re: Canada’s Digital Tax Ship Still Sails Even as Rollout is Delayed The Fall Economic Statement…
Intelligence Memos
From: Jon Johnson To: Canadian Trade Watchers Date: September 28, 2023 Re: Current Republican Thoughts on Trade On August 22, former President Trump proposed a “universal baseline tariff” of 10…