In late 2011, Canada indicated it wanted to join negotiations underway among nine countries towards a new Trans …-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement on trade. It is important for Canada to be at the table in these talks, which currently involve … economies comprising 28 percent of world GDP. There is a stumbling block, however: Canada had the chance in 2005 to join the …

years or so, Mank shares a personal “Top 10” list of specific things Canada should do to advance national and business … interests in Asia. Although expanding trade linkages in the region is obviously crucial for Canada, Mank's recommendations are … concludes that if Canada does not increase its engagement and investment in Asia, we won't be an influential player in the …

assessment is based on a two-step process. First, the impact of the TPP at Canada-level is simulated using a dynamic … Columbia and the Rest of Canada, which are represented directly as individual trading partners both with international partners … BC economy consistent with the Canada-level GTAP simulation results …