Ottawa can tap businesses to foster trade uptick with CETA and CPTPP partners, say observers

If exporters are given accessible information about the upsides of these deals with the European Union and Trans-Pacific partners, ‘they will take the opportunity if it is to their advantage,’ says former Harper trade adviser Andrea van Vugt.

International Trade Minister Mary Ng. The federal government should engage in more proactive outreach business about pre-existing trade deals, say observers.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

March 1, 2025

The best way for Canada to diversify its international trade is to make better use of existing free trade deals with other countries, and that means Ottawa needs to make domestic businesses more aware of the opportunities offered by these agreements, say observers.

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