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Trade and Environment

Environmental Review of Officially Supported Export Credits

Canada Helps Spearhead Historic Agreement on Environmental Standards

Canada has been at the heart of efforts by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to conclude a multilateral framework for the environmental review of official export credit activities.

• News Release - January 16 2002
• OECD Draft Recommendation (pdf file)
• Canadian Objectives - Consultation document (March 13, 2001)

Export Development Corporation (EDC) - Environmental Review

• Minister Pettigrew Tables Legislation in Parliament to Update Export Development Act
• News Release & Summary of Amendments to the Act - September 20, 2001
• Backgrounder #2 - Striving for Excellence in Environmental Review
• Fact Sheet - A Profile of Export Development Corporation
• Frequently Asked Questions
• News Release and Backgrounder on Government Guidance on a Revised Environmental Review Framework - June 2001
• Government Guidance on a Revised Environmental Review Framework for EDC - June 2001

Further questions or comments can be sent to: tbf@dfait-maeci.gc.ca