Intra-Canada Matters - Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
. Thales DIS Canada Inc. v. Ontario
In Thales DIS Canada Inc. v. Ontario (Div Court, 2022) the Divisional Court sets out some basics of the CFTA international trade treaty:
The Canadian Free Trade Agreement
[23] The CFTA is an intergovernmental trade agreement among the Canadian provinces which came into force in July 2017. The objective of the CFTA is to reduce and eliminate barriers to the free movement of persons, goods, services, and investments within Canada. The CFTA safeguards open, transparent and non-discriminatory access to government procurement by each party’s procuring entities.
[24] Under Article 502, each party is required to accord to the goods and services of any other party, and the suppliers of goods and services of any other party, treatment no less favourable than the best treatment the party accords to its own goods and services.
[25] The CFTA also has provisions regarding technical specifications and documentation (Article 509) and administrative or judicial review procedures (Article 518).
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