News - Free Trade

The executive director of Canada Pork International says in the absence of progress at the World Trade Organization Canada’s alternative is to enter bilateral free trade agreements with as many countries as possible.

In the absence of progress on the multilateral front, the Canadian Pork Council is applauding efforts by the federal government to establish bilateral free trade agreements.

The Canadian Pork Council is expressing its support for consultations that could lead to a comprehensive free trade agreement between Canada and Ukraine.

The Canadian Pork Council is urging the federal government to make the ratification and implementation of a bilateral free trade agreement with Columbia a top priority.

Canada’s international trade minister reports signs that World Trade Organization negotiations aimed at securing a new multilateral free trade agreement may be ready to get back on track.

The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) welcomes the Government of Canada’s efforts to expand international agriculture markets during this time of economic uncertainty, and strongly urges the government to engage in negotiations of an ambitious trade and economic agreement with the European Union.

The Canadian pulse industry and pulse buyers in Peru and Colombia are eagerly awaiting the Canadian Parliament to ratify free trade agreements with those countries.

The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) are pleased with the progress made by the Government of Canada on the finalization and implementation of Canada’s free trade agreements with Columbia and Peru.

The Canadian Pork Council is applauding Canada’s latest bilateral free trade agreements.

Colombia and Peru are vital markets for Canadian livestock, grain, and pulse producers and the Government of Canada is working hard to quickly pass and implement free trade agreements with both countries.