OTTAWA—Canada has been the target of more claims in the North American Free Trade Agreement than its Mexican and American partners, a new study has found.
As a result, Canada has been forced to shell out over $150 million in damages and tens of millions more in legal fees since the trade deal came into force in 1994, says a report released Wednesday by the left-leaning Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
The study’s author found that 45 percent of claims through NAFTA’s investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism, also known as Chapter 11, were directed at Canada.
On top of that, the number of submissions against Canada has accelerated in the last 10 years, said Scott Sinclair.
Clearly, Canadians and their government are being singled out under NAFTA.
, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
