What is Canadas interest in the FTAA Services negotiations?
• Canada’s objective in the FTAA negotiations is to improve international market access, transparency and predictability for Canadian services providers, particularly with regard to small and medium-sized enterprises. • Canada will also preserve policy flexibility in key areas such as health, public education, social services and culture. • In the elaboration of FTAA rules on services, Canada will be guided by its existing rights and obligations in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), and the WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).
