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Dispute Settlement

• Canada requested a WTO Dispute Settlement Panel on U.S. Agricultural Subsidies
  • News Release and Backgrounder – November 8, 2007
  • News Release and Backgrounder – June 8, 2007
• Canada Joins WTO Panel on Intellectual Property Rights In China
  • Backgrounder - October 5, 2007
• WTO Consultations on Belgian and Dutch decision to ban seal products
  • Backgrounder - September 26, 2007
  • Fast Facts (html | pdf) - September 26, 2007
  • News Release - July 31, 2007
• WTO Panel on Chinese Subsidy Programs
  • Backgrounder - August 31, 2007
• WTO - Canada Seeks to Join WTO Consultations on China Subsidy Programs
  • Backgrounder
  • News Release - May 22, 2007
• Canada Joins WTO Consultations on Intellectual Property Rights In China
  • News Release - April 25, 2007
• WTO - Request for WTO panels on Chinese treatment of auto parts
• WTO - Retaliation Authorization Requests - Factsheet
• WTO Panel Cases to which Canada is a Party
• WTO - Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU)
• NAFTA - Chapter 11 - Investment
• NAFTA - Chapters 19 and 20
• U.S. Trade Remedy Law: The Canadian Experience

WTO Panel Cases to which Canada is a Party

1. Canada - European Communities - Asbestos

   • Canada disappointed with the WTO Appellate Body's Decision
     News Release - March 12, 2001
     WTO Appellate Body Report - March 12, 2001
   • Canada to Appeal WTO Decision Regarding France's Ban On Chrysotile Asbestos
     News Release - September 18, 2000
   • Fact Sheet on Chrysotile Asbestos (.pdf format)
   • WTO Panel Report
   
   
   

2. Canada/Brazil WTO Regional Aircraft Dispute

   • Link to updated information and background documentation, including WTO reports.
   
   
   

3. Canada - US - Term of Patent Protection

   • WTO Arbitration Report - February 28, 2001 (pdf)
   • Government Tables Amendments to Bring Patent Act Into Conformity with WTO Agreement
     News Release and Backgrounder - February 20, 2001
   • Canada disappointed with WTO Appellate Body Decision
     News Release and Backgrounder - September 18, 2000
   • WTO Appelate Body Report
   • Canada to Appeal WTO Ruling
     News Release and Backgrounder - May 5, 2000
   • WTO Panel Report
     The Report is reproduced in two parts (pdf)
     Part I (pages 1-30) Part II (pages 31-163)
   
   
   

4. Canada - European Union Panel - Patent Protection of Pharmaceutical Products

   • Link to the WTO Arbitration Report - August 18, 2000 (pdf)
   • "Canada Welcomes Adoption of WTO Ruling"
     News Release - April 7, 2000
   • "Canada Welcomes WTO Ruling on EU Challenge of Canada's Pharmaceutical Patent Regime"
     News Release - March 17, 2000
     Including a Profile of Canada's Pharmaceutical Industry and Details of the Early Working and Stockpiling Exceptions.
   • Report of the WTO Panel (pdf)
     (Note that the Report contains 222 pages)
   • Case Summary
   
   
   

5. Canada - Australia Measures Affecting Importation of Salmon - Recourse to Article 21.5 by Canada

   • Bilateral Agreement between Canada and Australia - May 16, 2000
     See letters of agreement between Canada and Australia
   • Canada and Australia Reach Agreement on Salmon
     News Release including a Backgrounder - May 16, 2000
   • Australian Measures on Imports of Canadian Salmon violate WTO Rules, Concludes Panel - News Release - February 18, 2000
   • Backgrounder - February 18, 2000 (including: History of the Dispute, Recent Developments and Next Steps)
   • Canada Goes to WTO on Australian Salmon Ban
     News Release - July 5, 1999
   • Government seeks input on possible retaliation against Australia
     News Release - May 28, 1999 (includes a Backgrounder)
   
   
   

6. Canada - Japan/EU - Certain Measures Affecting the Automotive Industry

   • Award of the Arbitrator under Article 21.3(c) - October 4, 2000 (pdf)
   • WTO Appellate Body Issues Report on Auto Pact
     News Release - May 31, 2000 (including a Chronology of the Dispute)
   • Link to the WTO Appellate Body Report - May 31, 2000 (pdf)
   • Canada to Appeal WTO Panel Ruling on Autos
     News Release - February 11, 2000
     Including a Backgrounder
   • Report of the WTO Panel - February 11, 2000
   
   
   

7. Canada - New Zealand/US - Measures Affecting the Importation of Milk and the Exportation of Dairy Products

   • Canada Announces End of Dairy WTO Dispute
     News Release - May 9, 2003

   • Canada disappointed with WTO Dairy Decision
     News Release and Backgrounder - December 20, 2002
     WTO - Appelate Body Report - December 20, 2002
     pdf - 48 pages, 123 KB

   • Canada Appeals WTO Dairy Ruling
     News Release - September 23, 2002
     Backgrounders
     • All About Canada's Dairy Industry
     • Chronology: Canada-United States-New Zealand WTO Dairy Dispute
     • WTO Dairy Challenges
   • Report of the WTO Panel - July 26, 2002
     (pdf - 318 pages, 313 KB)
   • Canada to Appeal WTO Dairy Ruling
     News Release - June 24, 2002
   • WTO Appellate Ruling Good News for Canadian Dairy Industry
     News Release and Backgrounder - December 3, 2001
   • WTO Report of the Appelate body - December 3, 2001
   • Status Report on the Dispute - Updated November 2001, including:
     • WTO Dispute Settlement Panel Report - May 1999
     • WTO Appellate Body Report - October 1999
     • Adoption by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body - October 1999
     • Implementation
     • WTO Compliant Commercial Export Contracts
     • WTO Compliance Panel
     • Agreement Between Canada, New Zealand and the USA Pursuant to Article 21.3(b) of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) - December 22, 1999
   
   
   

8. Canada - EU - Beef Hormones

   • Update on the Dispute (August 11, 2005)
   • EU- Beef Hormones - Canada Retaliates Against the EU
     News Release and History of the Dispute - July 29, 1999
   • EU - Beef Hormones - Canada receives WTO Arbitration Report
     News Release - July 12, 1999
   • Canada will request WTO authority to retaliate against the EU
     News Release - May 14, 1999
   
   
   

9. Canada - US - Certain Measures Concerning Periodicals

10. Canada - US - Measures Treating Export Restraints as Subsidies

    • Minister Pettigrew Welcomes WTO Panel Ruling on Export Restraints
      News Release - June 29, 2001
    • WTO Panel Report - June 29, 2001
      Part I, Part II, Part III
    • Constitution of the Panel Established at the Request of Canada - Note by the Secretariat - October 27, 2000
    • Pettigrew Announces Establishment of WTO Panel
      News Release - September 11, 2000
    • Request for Establishment of a Panel by Canada - July 25, 2000
    • Request for Consultations by Canada - May 24, 2000
    
    
    

11. Canada - United States - Final Dumping Determination on softwood lumber from Canada

    • Appellate Body Report - August 15, 2006
    • United States - Final Dumping Determination on Softwood Lumber from Canada - Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Canada - April 3, 2006
      • Annex A (pdf)
      • Annex B (pdf)
      • Annex C (pdf)
      • Annex D (pdf)
      • Annex E (pdf)
      • Annex F (pdf)
      • Summary of the case DS264
    • Request by the United States for Arbitration under Article 22.6 of the DSU – May 31, 2005
    • Understanding between Canada and the United States Regarding Procedures under Articles 21 and 22 of the DSU (Sequencing Agreement) - May 27, 2005
    • Canada Requests WTO Panel to Review U.S. Implementation in Softwood Lumber Dumping Case
      News Release - May 20, 2005
    • Recourse to Article 22.2 of the DSU by Canada (Request for Authority to Suspend Concessions Against the United States) - May 19, 2005
    • Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Canada (Request for the Establishment of a Compliance Panel to Review the Measures Taken by the United States to Comply with the DSB Rulings and Recommendations) - May 19, 2005
    • Modification to Agreement on Period of Time for Implementation - February 14, 2005
    • Agreement on Period of Time for Implementation - December 6, 2004
    • Adoption of Appellate Body and Panel Report - August 31, 2004
    • WTO Appellate Body Rules in Canada's Favour on Softwood Anti-Dumping Duties
      News Release - August 11, 2004
    • Appellate Body Report - August 11, 2004
    • Communication from the Appelate Body - July 8, 2004
    • WTO Panel Decision on Softwood Anti-Dumping Determination
      News Release - April 13, 2004
      Panel Report - April 13, 2004
      • Part 1
      • Part 2
      • Part 3
      • Part 4
      • Part 5
    • Communication from the Chair - December 8, 2003
    • Communication from the Chair - August 29, 2003
    • Constitution of a Panel Established at the Request of Canada - March 5, 2003
    • Request for the Establishment of a Panel Presented by Canada - December 9, 2002
    • Request for Consultations by Canada - September 13, 2002
    • "Pettigrew launches new WTO Challenge of U.S. Lumber Dumping Determination"
      News Release - September 13, 2002

    Background information about the softwood lumber dispute...
    

12. Canada - United States - Final Countervailing Duty Determination with Respect to Certain Softwood Lumber from Canada

    • WTO Supports Canada's Position on Softwood Lumber (pdf)
      News Release - December 5, 2005
    • WTO Compliance Panel Finds U.S. Countervailing Duties on Canadian Softwood Lumber Exports Illegal
      News Release - August 1, 2005
    • Compliance Panel Report - August 1, 2005
      • Part 1
      • Part 2
      • Part 3
      • Part 4
      • Part 5
    • Understanding between Canada and the United States Regarding Procedures under Articles 21 and 22 of the DSU (Sequencing Agreement) - January 14, 2005
    • Request by the United States for Arbitration under Article 22.6 of the DSU - January 13, 2005
    • Recourse to Article 22.2 of the DSU by Canada (Request for Authority to Suspend Concessions Against the United States) - December 30, 2004
    • Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Canada (Request for the Establishment of a Compliance Panel to Review the Measures Taken by the United States to Comply with the DSB Rulings and Recommendations) - December 30, 2004
    • Softwood Lumber: Canada Denounces U.S. Department of Commerce Determination
      News Release - December 14, 2004
    • Agreement on Period of Time for Implementation - April 28, 2004
    • Adoption of Appellate Body and Panel Reports - February 17, 2004
    • Appellate Body Report - January 19, 2004
    • Corrigendum - August 29, 2003
    • Panel Report - August 29, 2003
      • Part 1
      • Part 2
      • Part 3
      • Part 4
      • Part 5
    • Pettigrew welcomes Positive Interim WTO Decision on Softwood Lumber
      News Release and Backgrounder - May 27, 2003
    • Communication from the Chair - May 16, 2003
    • Constitution of a Panel Established at the Request of Canada - November 12, 2002
    • Request for the Establishment of a Panel Presented by Canada - July 19, 2002
    • Request for Consultations by Canada - May 3, 2002
    
    Background information about the softwood lumber dispute...
    
    

13. Canada - United States - Investigation of the International Trade Commission in softwood lumber from Canada

    • Softwood Lumber: Canada wins Appeal at WTO (pdf)
      News Release - April 13, 2006
    • Canada to Appeal WTO Panel's Conclusions on Softwood Lumber (pdf - part 1 | part 2)
      News Release - November 15, 2005
    • Understanding between Canada and the United States Regarding Procedures under Articles 21 and 22 of the DSU (Sequencing Agreement) – February 23, 2005
    • Request by the United States for Arbitration under Article 22.6 of the DSU - February 23, 2005
    • Recourse to Article 22.2 of the DSU by Canada (Request for Authority to Suspend Concessions Against the United States) - February 14, 2005
    • Recourse to Article 21.5 of the DSU by Canada (Request for the Establishment of a Compliance Panel to Review the Measures Taken by the United States to Comply with the DSB Rulings and Recommendations) - February 14, 2005
    • Statement by Minister Peterson on Softwood Lumber - February 9, 2005
    • Agreement on Period of Time for Implementation - October 1, 2004
    • Adoption of Panel Report - April 26, 2004
    • News Release - March 22, 2004
    • Panel Report - March 22, 2004
      • Part I
      • Part II
      • Part III
      • Part IV
    • Communication from the Chair - December 24, 2003
    • WTO Releases Interim Report on Softwood Lumber
      News Release - December 19, 2003
    • Constitution of a Panel Established at the Request of Canada - July 2, 2003
    • Request for the Establishment of a Panel - April 4, 2003
    • Request for Consultations by Canada - January 7, 2003
    
    Background information about the softwood lumber dispute...
    
    

14. Canada - United States - Preliminary Determinations with Respect to Certain Softwood Lumber from Canada (DS236)

    • Canada Wins Key WTO Lumber Decision
      News Release and Backgrounder - September 27, 2002
    • WTO Panel Report - September 16, 2002
      Part I (126 pages, 600 KB)
      Part II (21 pages, 100 KB)
      Part III (19 pages, 58 KB)
    • Canada Wins Key WTO Lumber Dispute
      News Release and Backgrounder - July 26, 2002
    • Constitution of a Panel Established at the Request of Canada - February 8, 2002
    • Canada Asks WTO Director General to Appoint Lumber Dispute Panellists
      News Release and Backgrounder - January 22, 2002
    • WTO Panel to Review Unfair U.S. Duties on Canadian Softwood Lumber
      News Release and Backgrounder - December 5, 2001
    • Request for the Establishment of a Panel Presented by Canada - October 26, 2001
    • Request for Consultation by Canada - August 27, 2001

    Background information about the softwood lumber dispute...
    

15. Canada - US - Section 129(C)(1) of the Uruguay Round Agreement Act

    • Report of the Panel - July 15, 2002
    • Communication from the Chair - May 2, 2002
    • Constitution of the Panel established at the request of Canada
      Note by the Secretariat - October 31, 2001
    • Minister Pettigrew announces Canada's Request to Establish a WTO Panel
      News Release - July 16, 2001
    • Request for establishment of a Panel by Canada - July 13, 2001
    • Request for Consultations by Canada - Section 129(C)(1) of the Uruguay Round Agreement Act - January 22, 2001
    • Pettigrew announces WTO Consultations with U.S.
      News Release and Backgrounder - January 17, 2001
      
      

16. Canada/Other Countries - US - Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (DS 234) (Byrd Amendment)

17. Canada - U.S. - Measures Relating to Exports of Wheat and Treatment of Imported Grain (DS276)

    • WTO upholds favourable Ruling on Canadian Wheat Board
      News Release - August 30, 2004
      WTO Appellate Body Report - August 30, 2004
    • WTO Report on Canadian Wheat Board Victory Made Public
      News Release and Backgrounder - April 6, 2004
    • WTO Panel Report - April 6, 2004
      • Annex A
      • Annex B

    • WTO Panel Report Supports Canada's Position on Key Canadian Wheat Board Issue
      News Release and Backgrounder - February 10, 2004

    • Canada Will Defend its Wheat Policies Before WTO
      News Release and Backgrounder - March 31, 2003

    • Request for the Establishment of a Panel by the United States
      (pdf - 2 pages, 77 KB)

18. Canada - U.S. - Investigation of the International Trade Commission in Hard Red Spring Wheat from Canada
    

    • Canada Asks for WTO Consultations with U.S. on Hard Red Spring Wheat
      News Release - April 8, 2004

19. Canada Initiates WTO Proceedings against the European Union on GMOs
    News Release and Backgrounder - May 13, 2003
    Chronology (pdf 2 pages, 51 KB)

U.S. Trade Remedy

U.S. Trade Remedy Law: The Canadian Experience
(PDF 270 pages, 732 KB)
Second Edition - 1985-2000
This study describes U.S. anti-dumping, countervailing, and safeguard legislation in addition to outlining Canada's experience with U.S. trade remedy laws in cases brought against Canadian products.