Report highlights : free trade agreements : a tool for economic prosperity.: Y9-22/2017E-PDF

“Free trade agreements are crucial to Canada’s economic well-being. Trade is part of this country’s DNA - more than half of Canada’s industrial production is exported. Similarly, 90% of Canadian farmers are dependent on exports because they grow more food than the domestic market consumes. Free trade is also a catalyst for productivity and innovation. Studies link these agreements to increased specialization of production processes and to economies of scale; international competition inspires increased efficiency in domestic production. The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade began studying free trade agreements in January 2016. The Committee’s report makes nine recommendations aimed at strengthening the economythrough trade and bringing increased transparency to the country’s pursuit of international agreements"--p. [1].

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Department/Agency Canada. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
Title Report highlights : free trade agreements : a tool for economic prosperity.
Variant title Free trade agreements : a tool for economic prosperity
Publication type Monograph
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Faits saillants du rapport : les accords de libre-échange : un levier de prospérité économique.
Caption title.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Senate, [2017]
Description [2] p. (un-numbered pages)
Catalogue number
  • Y9-22/2017E-PDF
Subject terms Free trade agreements
Government policy
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