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Since 2003, the World Bank publishes the Ease of Doing Business (EDB) Index aimed at measuring the regulatory efficiency and institutional quality of key processes that affect the business environment in a given economy. While highly influential, particularly in the developing world, the EDB has...

2019: This report provides a comprehensive summary of the main developments in Canada’s commercial activities during the previous year. It describes the events that took place in the global economy and trade in 2018, the main developments in Canada’s economy and those of its most important...

On September 21, 2017, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canada’s most ambitious trade agreement since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), provisionally entered into force. The 27 European Union members and the United Kingdom (referred as...

This study focuses on the diversity of merchandise exports by product. Export diversity by product is important to hedge against price shocks and sector-specific drops in demand. Product diversity is also important for ensuring that a positive shock in demand or price for a given product does not...

Online news can easily deceive even the most vigilant individuals. Take Deepa, for example: She received a notification on her phone announcing a week-long holiday declared by the government due to an abnormal cold wave. Quickly, she shared the news with her colleagues and friends, only to...

Steel Import Monitoring Program Reports: Imports of certain steel products into Canada are subject to controls under Canada’s Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA).

The containment measures enacted to combat the COVID-19 pandemic was one of the factor that left heavy negative impacts on Canadian exports and other aspects of the Canadian economy in 2020. An interesting feature of the “COVID-19 downturn” is the exceptionally large month to month variation in...

The purpose of this Notice is to inform importers of the import access quantities, or the basis for calculating them, foreseen for agricultural products subject to tariff rate quota administration under the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA). While this Notice refers to legal authorities and...

1.1 This Notice is to advise exporters that the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA) has been amended to clarify specific controls over technology contained on the Export Control List (ECL). 1.2 These amendments also provide the explicit authority to control the transfer, including the electronic...

On April, 11, 2016, the record of the decision of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to approve six permits for export of light armoured vehicles and associated weapons systems, spare parts and technical data to Saudi Arabia was filed in federal court. The decision of the Minister, informed by the...

This internal audit is about the management practices of the missions in Brazil (Sao Paulo, Brasilia, and Rio) related to governance, procurement, management of assets, and human resources.  The objective of the audit was to assess whether sound management practices and effective controls ware in...

This internal audit is about the procurement of consulting services by Global Affairs Canada in the last five fiscal years. The objective of the audit was to determine whether the procurement of consulting services at Global Affairs Canada complies with applicable authorities and is conducted in...

In accordance with the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act (ODAAA or the Act), the Minister of International Development is required to issue the Statistical Report on International Assistance, published one year after the end of each fiscal year. This report presents an annual...

The Forward Regulatory Plan lists certain regulatory initiatives GAC will be working on over the next 2-year period. This TBS-mandated initiative promotes awareness and predictability for stakeholders (e.g. Canadian businesses).

Last October at Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the Women’s Network marked a decade of empowerment and collaboration at its 10th anniversary celebration event. From its inception, the Network has achieved remarkable milestones in promoting women’s leadership, fostering mentorship, building allyship...

This internal audit is about the management practices of the mission in Dakar (Senegal) related to governance, procurement, management of assets, human resources, and duty of care. The objective of the audit was to determine whether sound management practices and effective controls were in place...

Merry Ulomi started her farm shortly after getting married to support her family and pay for her four daughters’ education.

Solar-power systems provided by the Canada-funded SUSTAIN project have solved a major challenge at the Janda Health Centre in Buhigwe district, Tanzania.

This report summarizes the findings of an external, independent evaluation which analyzed the progress towards results and the lessons learned stemming from an international assistance program financed by the Government of Canada in support of displaced Venezuelan refugees and migrants, and their...

Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development appearance before the Standing Committee on International Trade (CIIT) on the subject matter of Bill C-57, An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine on November 7, 2023.