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Consulting Canadians
World Trade Organization (WTO)
2005
WTO: Doha Negotiations - Invitation to Submit
Views on Canada's Initial List of Environmental Goods
Closing Date: May 10, 2005
The Government of Canada is seeking the views of Canadians on Canada's
Initial List of Environmental Goods in reference to work being undertaken
in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Trade and Environment
in Special Session (CTESS) as part of negotiations under paragraph
31 (iii) of the Doha Ministerial Declaration.
Paragraph 31 (iii) calls for "the reduction or, as appropriate,
elimination of, tariff and non-tariff barriers to environmental
goods and services." In preparation for these negotiations,
Canada has prepared a draft Initial
List of Environmental Goods and welcomes comments on the list,
including suggestions for additional items.
Canada's Initial List of Environmental Goods will form part of
a consolidated list, which will serve as the basis for the negotiations
of the final WTO list. Canada’s Initial List focuses on pollution
prevention and/or remediation technologies.
For more information on Trade
and Environment negotiations at the WTO.
All interest parties are invited to submit their comments by May
10, 2005. Contributions can be sent by e-mail, fax or mail to:
Email: consultations@international.gc.ca
Fax: (613) 995-9525
Mailing Address:
Trade Negotiations Consultations Environmental Goods List
Environmental and Sustainable Development Division (ESR)
Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade (International
Trade)
111 Sussex Drive
Old City Hall, R2-200
Ottawa, ON K1N 1J1
*Please note that comments submitted after the due date will
still be considered on an ongoing basis
2004
Notice seeking comments on possible retaliation
against the United States in response to that country's failure
to repeal the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000,
commonly known as the Byrd Amendment
Closing date: December 20, 2004
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled that the U.S. Byrd
Amendment is inconsistent with the WTO. The United States has not
complied with that ruling. The Government of Canada is holding public
consultations on Canada's retaliatory options. The Government will
consider its options regarding trade retaliation once it has completed
its consultations with Canadians. Click here
for background information on the case.
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Privacy Notice
International Trade Canada is committed to respecting the privacy
rights of individuals who visit our Web sites and who participate
in on-line consultations. Provision of the information requested
for this on-line consultation such as name, contact information
(e.g., IP addresses) as well as personal views and opinions
is voluntary. The information is being collected for the sole
purpose of assisting the Government of Canada to determine what
action it should take in response to the WTO inconsistent U.S.
Byrd Amendment. It will not be linked with other databases nor
will it be used for any secondary purpose (e.g., follow-up research/survey)
without first obtaining your explicit consent. This information
will be retained for 10 years and stored within the program
records of the Trade Remedies Division of International Trade
Canada under the following class of personal information: Byrd
Amendment: Public Consultations. Your personal information is
protected from disclosure to unauthorised persons/agencies pursuant
to the provisions of the Privacy Act, and you should also know
that third party commercial information may be subject to requests
under the Access to Information Act. However, rest assured,
that in these instances no information will be released without
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To consult the list of U.S. products that may be subject to tariff
measures and the proposal for the suspension of the injury test
in Canadian trade remedy cases involving U.S. products, please see
the Canada
Gazette Notice.
The Government of Canada is seeking input on:
2003
Initial Environmental Assessment of the New World Trade Organization
(WTO) Negotiations
Closing date: July 31, 2003
On November 22, 2002, the Government of Canada released its Initial
Environmental Assessment of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Negotiations.
This is the first of three reports that will be prepared for the Strategic
Environmental Assessment, which will help negotiators to better integrate
environmental considerations into the negotiating process. The Government
is working closely with provinces and territories throughout the entire
assessment process. It has consulted Canadians on this step of the
environmental assessment, including non-government organizations,
business groups, and the general public.
The Initial Environmental Assessment is released for a sixty-day public
comment period, unless a longer or a shorter period is considered
appropriate. Comments received will be used to help prepare the next
report -- the Draft Environmental Assessment. The Government of Canada
will continue to seek input from Canadians throughout the assessment.
The Final Environmental Assessment report will be released after the
conclusion of the Doha Round of WTO negotiations in 2005.
Initial Environmental Assessment of the WTO Negotiations
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Canada Announces Initial Environmental Assessment
of WTO
News
Release - November 22, 2002
Background Documents:
Send your contributions by July 31, 2003*, by
e-mail to: consultations@dfait-maeci.gc.ca
or by mail or fax at:
Trade Policy Consultations and Liaison Division (EBC),
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade,
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2
Fax: (613) 944-7981
* Please note that comments submitted after the due date will
still be considered on an ongoing basis.
2002
WTO: "Doha Round" - Invitation to Submit Comments on
Market Access for Non-agricultural Products
Closing date: September 16, 2002
The Government of Canada is seeking the views of Canadians on market
access for non-agricultural products in the current "Doha Round"
of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations. "Non-agricultural
products" refers to the full range of "industrial" goods, including
forest and fisheries products. The Government invites all interested
parties to submit their views and comments by September 16, 2002.
See the Canada Gazette Notice
of July 13, 2002 for more information.
Background Documents:
Send your contributions by September 16, 2002, by e-mail
to: anne.cox@dfait-maeci.gc.ca
or by mail at:
Anne Cox
Tariffs and Market Access Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
125 Sussex Drive, Tower C, 3rd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2
Strategic Environmental
Assessment of the New World Trade Organization (WTO) Negotiations
Closing date: July 31, 2002
The Government of Canada is conducting an environmental assessment
of the new World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations launched
at Doha in November 2001, and invites all interested parties to
submit their comments on the likely and significant environmental
impacts on Canada of these negotiations by July 31, 2002.
See the Canada Gazette Notice
of June 8, 2002 for more information.
Background Documents:
Send your contributions by July 31, 2002, by e-mail to: consultations@dfait-maeci.gc.ca
or by mail or fax at:
WTO Environmental Assessment Consultations
Environmental Services Division (AES)
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Lester B. Pearson Building
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2
Facsimile: (613) 944-0757
Consultation Paper on WTO Subsidies and Trade Remedies Negotiations
Closing date: July 15, 2002
This paper is meant to elicit the views of Canadians in the identification
of issues and proposals that will form the Canadian negotiating
position for the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade remedies negotiations.
The paper is organized into issues concerning the Agreement on Subsidies
and Countervailing Measures (ASCM), issues concerning the Anti-Dumping
Agreement (ADA) and issues that are common to both agreements.
See the Notice
and Paper
released by Finance Canada for additional information.
(Comments on this proposal should be forwarded to the address
set out in that notice no later than July 15, 2002.)
The Trade and Development Roundtables: June and July 2002
Closing date: July 9, 2002
Between June 6 and July 9 of 2002, a series of unique roundtable
discussions on trade and development took place from the Atlantic
to Pacific coasts. These consultations had their strength not in
the role of the government, but rather in the member-based organizations
and academic institutions that hosted them. These brief breakfast
or lunch meetings were organized to encourage a wide-ranging discussion
on the key points of the "Doha Development Agenda," the agreement
signed at the WTO ministerial meeting at Doha, Qatar in November
of 2001.
Four issues on the Doha Development Agenda were the focus of the
discussions:
- Transparency and the WTO;
- Trade and the environment,;
- Trade and development; and
- Coherence of international organizations.
At each of the roundtables, a small group discussed the issue of
the day, led by a moderator and speakers representing government,
a non-overnmental organization, an academic or a private sector
representative. There was a deliberate objective in inviting such
a group: the desire to ensure that all constructive elements of
the debate on the new round could be heard.
The meetings took place at four locations, co-hosted by member-based
organizations or academic institutions. Summaries of each of these
meetings can be found below.
- June 6, 2002:
Coady International Institute, Saint Francis Xavier University,
Antigonish, Nova Scotia: Transparency of the WTO
- June 12, 2002:
McGill University School of Environment, Montreal: Trade and the
Environment
- June 24, 2002:
Asia Pacific Foundation, Vancouver: Trade and Development
- July 9, 2002:
Canadian Institute of International Affairs, York University,
Toronto: Policy Coherence of International Organizations
Further roundtables may be organized in the future. Meanwhile the
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade would like
to hear your views on these subjects.
2001
WTO Consultations (Ministerial
Meeting - Doha, Qatar)
Closing date: November 2001
The Government is seeking your views on Canada's activities in
the WTO. The main issues are discussed in detail in our information
papers. They provide a clear explanation of each issue and recent
developments, as well as Canada's objectives on specific issues
in the lead-up to the WTO Ministerial in Doha, Qatar from November
9-13, 2001.
WTO - Transparency
Canada believes that a greater window onto the World Trade Organization
(WTO) will better enable the public to appreciate the benefits of
liberalized trade and the clear and equitable rules that serve as
the foundation of the international trading system. At the same
time, we believe WTO members and the WTO system of agreements would
benefit from the views of the global public. Visit our WTO
section to learn more about Canada's contribution and send us
your comments by e-mail to: consultations@dfait-maeci.gc.ca
2000
Canada/Brazil WTO Panels - Aircraft - May 2000 to August 2001
Closing date: August 2001
The public consultation period has ended after an unprecedented
16 months. The WTO is currently examining this issue and no decision
regarding retaliation has yet been made. See our Dispute
Settlement section for the most recent developments and a history
of the case.
1999
WTO and FTAA Consultations
(Seattle and Toronto Ministerial Meetings)
In 1999, the Canadian Government consulted with Canadians on the
key issues expected to be addressed in the 1999 WTO and FTAA negotiations.
As part of these consultations, discussion papers on sectoral issues
were posted to this website for information and comment. Feedback
received as a result of these and other on-going consultations contributed
to the development of Canada's positions in the WTO and the FTAA.
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