What is Canada’s position with regard to the status of the FTAA negotiations?
• Canada is hopeful that the added time provided for consultations will help countries overcome key obstacles and that formal negotiations will resume shortly. • Canada remains strongly committed to the FTAA process and to negotiating, multilaterally, a comprehensive and high quality agreement, which is compatible with the WTO. • A comprehensive agreement refers to coverage of all nine subject areas originally mandated by Ministers, including the elimination of tariffs and trade barriers for agricultural and non-agricultural goods, and broad market access provisions for services, investment and government procurement. • We are also seeking parallel agreements on labour and environment, and to include appropriate environmental and labour provisions in the FTAA itself.
