Trade and Economic Policy: Advancing Canadian Interests
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Canada negotiates agreements and rules that knock down barriers to trade, eliminate red tape, and settle disputes. This ensures the best possible relationship with current trade partners, and creates opportunities in emerging markets.

Trade Negotiations and Agreements
More than 40 percent of Canada's gross domestic product can be attributed to trade. By negotiating trade agreements, we assist and encourage Canadian companies to enter the export market, develop new markets or improve existing trading relationships, creating jobs and prosperity for Canadians.

Trade and Economic Analysis
Reports, reviews, bulletins, including statistics and analysis related to Canadian foreign trade and investment.

Export and Import Controls
A source of information on goods controlled under the Export and Import Permit Act (EIPA) and instructions on how to obtain a permit.

Canada - APEC 2006
News, publications and information on the Canada-Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Topics include history, business opportunities, and social, environmental and developmental issues.

Canadian Economic Sanctions
Information on the legislation authorizing the imposition of trade and economic sanctions.

G8 Summits
This is Canada's official Web site about the G8 and Canada's Summit priorities. This site also provides links to the official site for the 2003 Evian G8 Summit and for the 2002 Kananaskis Summit chaired by Canada.