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Since 2009 Canada has a corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy for the extractive sector. This policy is put in place to encourage all Canadian firms working internationally to respect laws, operate transparently, consult with host governments, and implement CSR best practices. The CSR best practices include OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, IFC's Performance Standards on Social & Environmental Sustainability, and voluntary principles on security and human rights. As of November 2014, the CSR strategy was further enhanced (section 2.1.1).

The GF (Growing Forward) framework positions Canada as a world leader in food and quality, innovation and environmentally responsible agriculture production. (…)

Table A4. 1 Main federal agricultural programmes
- Progamme/Service: Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Program
- Description: Provides funding for projects that address a need for either more research or equip farmers with technologies to mitigate their GHG emissions.

- Progamme/Service: AgriInsurance
(BRM, GF: 2011 and 2012, GF2: 2013)
- Description: Provides producers with cost-shared insurance for production losses caused by natural hazards.
- Expenditures: 2011: Can$895.6 million; 2012: Can$1,053.4 million; 2013: Can$1,183.6 million

- Progamme/Service: AgriRecovery
(BRM, GF: 2011 and 2012, GF2: 2013)
- Description: It is a disaster relief framework guiding federal, provincial and territorial governments' response to natural disasters affecting producers. Numbers provided are based on fiscal year.
- Expenditures: 2011: Can$389.9 million; 2012: Can$19.7 million; 2013: Can$1.2 million; (based on fiscal years)

- Progamme/Service: Canadian Animal Genetic Resources (CAGR)
- Description: Aims at preserving the genetic diversity of the livestock and poultry breeds, and developing new techniques for germplasm conservation.

- Progamme/Service: Community Pasture Program
- Description: Promotes land conservation, protecting it from deterioration due to drought while utilizing it primarily for the grazing and breeding of livestock.

The Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) , a federal-provincial-territorial accord which came into effect in 1995, aims to reduce and eliminate, to the extent possible, barriers to the free movement of persons, goods, services and investment within Canada, and to establish an open, efficient and stable domestic market. The agreement's negotiated chapters are: government procurement; environmental protection; consumer-related measures and standards; labour mobility; investment; agricultural and food products; alcoholic beverages; communications; transportation and natural resources processing.

The Government of Canada also consults the public on major trade initiatives, including the possible launch of trade negotiations, by soliciting comments and feedback through the publication of notices in Canada's Official Journal, the Canada Gazette. Such notices cover a broad range of issues, including issues related to goods and services trade, investment, and the possible environmental impacts of trade agreements.

Canada also recognizes that the achievement of significant political, economic, social, and environmental progress in the developing world will have a positive impact on prosperity and long term security, sustain a global reduction in poverty, and contribute to a better and safer world. (...)

Canada also continues to pursue cooperation and dialogue on environmental matters of shared interest through the cooperative frameworks established in its environment agreements negotiated in parallel to FTAs. In the context of these agreements, Canada has engaged in cooperation activities focusing on themes such as climate change, biodiversity conservation, contaminated sites management and environmental enforcement, with a view to strengthening environmental governance frameworks and enhancing collaboration and information sharing. Moreover, in support of global efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and its negative environmental and economic impacts, Canada is working toward ratification of the Food and Agriculture Organization's Port State Measures Agreement in a timely manner.

(…) According to the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report, Canada improved to 8th place in 2013. Its strengths were rich natural resources, highly qualified human resources, cultural resources, and air transport infrastructure, where Canada ranked first in the world. Canada lost some ground in terms of price competitiveness (ticket takes and airport charges), visa requirements and environmental sustainability.

The 2014 Economic Action Plan focused on: (i) balancing the budget (section 1.2); (ii) supporting jobs and growth; (iii) developing resources responsibly, conserving Canada's natural heritage and investing in infrastructure and transportation by supporting the mining, forestry and agriculture sectors; investing in national parks and conservation initiatives; expanding tax support for clean energy; and making strategic investments in public infrastructure and transportation services; and (iv) supporting families and communities. (...)

As noted in the previous Report , Canada's framework for trade and investment policy has shared competences between the federal government and the provinces as outlined in Part VI of the Constitution Act, 1867, as amended (Table 2.1). The federal government has jurisdiction on trade, but some matters like agriculture, fishing, labour, public works and the environment have shared jurisdiction with the provinces. (...)