WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/W/202
31 March 2003
(03-1807)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
CANADIAN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION ACTIVITIES
IN THE TBT FIELD
Submission from CanadaG/TBT/W/202
Page 2 Donor Recipient
CountryProject Title Description
Canadian International
Development Agency
(CIDA)Guatemala
El Salvador
HondurasNicaraguaCosta RicaPanamaTrade Readiness TA in
Central AmericaAssist Central American Region with its integration into the world
economy in compliance with international trade rules and obligations by
providing technical assistance to enhan ce trade readiness of the six Central
American trade and trade-related ministries.
Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency
(CIDA)South of Sahara
UnallocatedAfrica Direct The project goal is to enhance sub-Saharan Africa's ability to connect to
the new global economy by fostering linkages between Canada and 8 sub-
Saharan African countries.
Canadian International
Development Agency(CIDA)Senegal Appui Développement
Commerce Ext.Assister le Sénégal dans la mise en  oeuvre de sa politique de redressement
de la balance commerciale et d'accélération économique, par une meilleureutilisation de ses potentialités dans le domaine de l'exportation.
Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency
(CIDA)North of Sahara
UnallocatedArab Parliament: WTO
Accession & Social
DevelopmentTo increase the capacity of partic ipating Arab parliaments in the
development and implementation of social and poverty reduction policies
in the context of globalisation and WTO accession, guided by the good
governance values of accountability, transparency and public participation,including the participation of women.
Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency
(CIDA)Africa
UnspecifiedCapacity Bldg
Program/Parliament JordanFocus on technical assistance to enhance the capacity of Jordanian
legislators in drafting legislation that will enable the country to implement
new economic policies in compliance with the WTO.
Canadian International
Development Agency(CIDA)Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Trade
Negotiations ProjectThe purpose is to provide Zimbabwe negotiators with the skills and tools
required for the negotiation of trade and investment agreements ininternational fora and also to promote regional integration throughenhanced standards in negotiations at the country level.
Canadian International
Development Agency
(CIDA)West Indies
UnallocatedOECS/Reg. HRD for Eco.
Comp.Strengthen capacity of the Caribbean region to compete in the global
economy: increased competitiveness by private sector firms and the public
sector enabling environment throug h HRD, and capacity development of
selected Caribbean academic institutions and coordinating bodies.G/TBT/W/202
Page 3Donor Recipient
CountryProject Title Description
Canadian International
Development Agency(CIDA)West Indies
UnallocatedRegional Trade Policy
Responsive FundStrengthen capacity of CARICOM region to participate and compete in
global economy and reduce poverty (formulate trade policy options;promote effective participation in  major trade negotiation for a and
facilitate compliance with major trade agreements. Facilitate freemovement of goods and services within the region, and creating a regional
environment and regime for free trade in services in the CARICOM Single
Market and Economy (CSME).
Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency(CIDA)Guyana Guyana/Reg. HRD for Econ.
Comp.Strengthen capacity of the Caribbean region to compete in the global
economy: increased competitiveness by private sector firms and the publicsector enabling environment throug h HRD, and capacity development of
selected Caribbean academic institutions and coordinating bodies.
Canadian International
Development Agency(CIDA)Jamaica Jamaica/Reg. HRD for
Econ. Comp.Strengthen capacity of the Caribbean region to compete in the global
economy: increased competitiveness by private sector firms and the publicsector enabling environment throug h HRD, and capacity development of
selected Caribbean academic institutions and coordinating bodies.
Canadian International
Development Agency
(CIDA)N. & C. America
UnallocatedTrade Readiness TA in
Central AmericaAssist Central American region with its integration into the world
economy in compliance with international trade rules and obligations by
providing technical assistance to enhan ce trade readiness of the six Central
American trade and trade-related ministries (Guatemala, El Salvador,Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama).  Adjunct to the Canadian-Central American free trade negotiations and technical ability to complywith agreements reached. Capacity building in trade policy and negotiation
and trade facilitation measures focusing on customs systems.
Canadian International
Development Agency(CIDA)China Public Sector Reform
ProgramProvide training & shared experiences to enable key Chinese public sector
decision-makers to gain access to a broad range of relevant Canadianexpertise in social, trade, economic, financial and other strategic policyareas.
Canadian International
Development Agency
(CIDA)Bangladesh Monitoring the Impacts of
the WTOAssist Bangladesh to develop its capacity in the area of applied trade
policy and to promote dialogue between government, private sector
organizations and civil society.G/TBT/W/202
Page 4Donor Recipient
CountryProject Title Description
Canadian International
Development Agency(CIDA)Far East Asia
UnallocatedAPEC Economic Integration
ProgramBuild capacity of government agencies and departments in 4 economies in
Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines), tofunction effectively in WTO for a, to meet their obligations under WTOagreements, and to facilitate regional and global trading relations. SomeTA is extended to non-APEC economies of Cambodia and Lao PDR, and
top China, including preparation for WTO accession.  Private sector and
civil society engagement in trade-related capacity building.
Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency(CIDA)Far East Asia
UnallocatedAPFC. PH.  IV The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada was established to help foster
sustainable business, cultural and economic links between Canada and theeconomies of the Asia Pacific.
Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency(CIDA)Indonesia Development Planning
Assistance - PH IIStrengthening BAPPENAS in addressing priority economic and social
policy issues. Included are WTO negotiations, and formation of a TradeDevelopment Task Force accepted by  BAPPENAS. Strengthened trade
and tourism directorate to analyze Indonesia's trade performance.
Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency
(CIDA)Vietnam, Costa
Rica, Honduras,
Guatemala,
Thailand,Philippines, SriLanka, Trinidad& TobagoT.F.O.C. Trade Capacity
Devt. 1998 à 2003To promote the development of partnerships with developing countries'
trade and investment-related institutions, and 2. To develop the capacity of
private companies to export by taking advantage of the opportunities
provided by the new international trading rules. TFOC does this by: i)providing technical support & training to selected partners, ii) financingtrade missions by developing countries private partners, and iii) offering aresearch, publications & inquiries service.
Canadian International
Development Agency
(CIDA)LDCs
UnspecifiedCTIAF 5 Year Grant Support to the Commonwealth Trade & Investment Access Facility
(CTIAF) to provide policy advice and technical assistance in: economic
and social impacts of trade and in vestment liberalization, including
strategies to identify new sources of revenues and new marketopportunities; appropriate legal and regulatory frameworks to promotetrade and investment flows; country capacity to participate in WTO
negotiations, and to meet the standards of WTO agreements & other
international trade and investment agreements.
Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency(CIDA)Armenia,
Azerbaijan,GeorgiaTrade Policy Capacity
Building-CaucasusThis project aims to strengthen the capacities of Azerbaijan, Armenia and
Georgia to meet the membership requirements of the WTO and to broadenlocal capacity in trade policy & law generally.G/TBT/W/202
Page 5Donor Recipient
CountryProject Title Description
Canadian International
Development Agency(CIDA)Romania Customs Cooperation in
RomaniaTechnology transfer to the Government of Romania Customs and
Administration focussing on administration and technical operation of aCustoms/Revenue Lab with a direct impact on good governance, tradefacilitation, and adherence to international norms and standards and marketeconomy transition.
Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency(CIDA)Russia Training in Grain Quality &
StandardsCIDA is currently in its final year of funding for a technical assistance
project being executed by the Canadian Grain Commission to strengthenRussia’s domestic grain quality and standards.
Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency
(CIDA)Russia WTO Assistance Legal and policy advice in th e area of international trade and Russian law
in support of the Russian application to accede to the WTO.
Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency(CIDA)Russia Capacity Building in Trade
Policy & LawStrengthen capacity of the Moscow Centre for Trade Policy and Law to act
as an independent think tank, providing services to government in supportof Russian accession to the WTO.
Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency(CIDA)Ukraine Foreign Policy and Trade
Analysts - UkraineGoal is to raise the capacity of Ukra ine Foreign Policy Analysts to analyze
Ukrainian foreign and trade policy.
Canadian International
Development Agency
(CIDA)Ukraine Trade Policy Capacity
BuildingTo assist Ukraine's accession to the WTO and to promote awareness of
Trade Policy and Law through the cultivation of private sector clients,
training seminars for business men and government officials, anduniversity courses designed to teach issues of Trade Policy and Law touniversity students with the hope that increased awareness will helpUkraine reform to a market based economy.
Natural ResourcesCanada (NRCan)NRCan’s Office of Energy Efficiency has provided information on the
design of programs and regulations for energy-using equipment, inresponse to requests from various countries interested in developingminimum energy performance standards and labelling.
Health Canada (HC) China Product Safety Programme The Product Safety Programme has signed an MOU with the State
administration of entry-exit Commodity Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ)
of the People’s Republic of China.G/TBT/W/202
Page 6Donor Recipient
CountryProject Title Description
Standards Council of
Canada (SCC)Trinidad-Tobago ISO COPOLCO Priorities
Working Group Co-Chair/Twinning arrangementwith Trinidad-TobagoThis activity supports International Organization of Standardization (ISO)
Technical Management Board (TMB) Developing Country Task Force(TF) and Developing Country Programme (DEVPRO) initiatives to buildcapacity and enhance developing countries participation in internationalstandardization.
Standards Council ofCanada (SCC)Costa Rica
TunisiaDeveloping country
(DEVCO) participation inCASCO WG 22 revision ofISO/IEC Guide 60 Code ofGood Practice for
Conformity AssessmentThe SCC sponsored the ongoing participation of Costa Rica (INTECO)
and Tunisia and (INNORPI) in Working Group (WG) 22 for ISO/IECGuide 60 Code of Good Practice for Conformity Assessment.   
Standards Council ofCanada (SCC)Trinidad-Tobago DEVCO participation in
ISO/COPOLCO GlobalMarkets Working GroupMeetingThe SCC sponsored DEVCO participant from Trinidad-Tobago to
participate in Corporate Social Re sponsibility discussions at March 2002
meeting.
Standards Council ofCanada (SCC)Columbia DEVCO delegate to attend
the ISO TC207Environmental Mgt mtg(s)The SCC sponsored the participation of Columbia for the Chairman’s
Advisory Group meetings for TC 207 in 2002 and 2003.
Standards Council of
Canada (SCC)Mexico The Pacific Area
Accreditation Cooperation
MLA Readiness Project inProduct CertificationThe purpose of this project is to develop the technical infrastructure of
APEC member economies in the following areas: product certification and
accreditation of product certification bodies. The SCC deliveredComponent 1, assistance to product certification bodies, and Component 2,assistance to accreditation bodies to Mexico.
Standards Council ofCanada (SCC)Peru Pan American Health
Organization (PAHO)
ProjectCanada and the Pan-American Health Organization have partnered to
accredit drinking water laboratories in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Standards Council ofCanada (SCC)Cameroon Bureau de normalization du
Quebec/SCC CapacityBuilding ProjectThis project / study tour involves two weeks of in-depth training for a
representative from Cameroon in Canada and provides an opportunity toexport the Canadian model for standardization.
Standards Council ofCanada (SCC)Mexico ISO/IEC Guide 17025
TrainingDelivery of training for persons from developing countries in APEC
region, on ISO/IEC 17025 and the conduct of laboratory assessments.
Standards Council ofCanada (SCC)Pacific Area
countriesPacific Accreditation
Cooperation (PAC) PeerEvaluators WorkshopTraining of peer evaluators regarding ISO/IEC Guide 61, 62, 65 and 66
and related International Accreditation Forum (IAF) Guidance and thepeer evaluation procedures.G/TBT/W/202
Page 7Donor Recipient
CountryProject Title Description
Standards Council of
Canada (SCC)Latin America
and CaribbeanConference The Canadian Standards Associa tion, partner of the Standards Council of
Canada, undertook this activity.  The Secretary of Technical Committee207 made several presentations regarding TC 207, its products and futureactivities during this conference organised by ISO/DEVCO.
Standards Council of
Canada (SCC)Congo Congo Visit SCC hosted a delegation from the Republic of Congo.  The discussion
focussed on the National Standards System, SCC Laboratory Accreditation
Program and the Canadian standards development process.
Standards Council ofCanada (SCC)Brazil, Chile,
Columbia, ElSalvador,
Guatemala,
Jamaica, Mexico,Peru, ParaguayAPEC Symposium on
Notification Procedures(Enquiry Point)The SCC participated in the APEC Symposium on notification procedures
in Lima, Peru.  Staff of the Enquiry Point was invited to give apresentation on Export Alert! and to shared its experience on the
operations of the Canadian Enquiry Point.
Standards Council of
Canada (SCC)CARICOM
MembersStandardization and the
Challenge of CompetingGloballyThe Office of Consumer Affairs, partner of the Standards Council of
Canada, will deliver a presentation/workshop at the conference onStandardisation and the Challenges of Competing Globally.
Standards Council ofCanada (SCC)International Accreditation
Forum (IAF) Developing
Programs Seminar(s)SCC staff delivered presentations for the Developing Programs workshop
in Berlin, in September 2002 and 2001.
Standards Council ofCanada (SCC)Bolivia Extension of the MED 2000
to the AmericasThe MED 2000 project was extended to Bolivia to strengthen its national
standardization activity and to better integrate it with the internationalstandardization system.  This project will enhance Bolivia’s capacity tocommunicate and participate in ISO activities.
Standards Council of
Canada (SCC)Bolivia Export Alert! Pilot Project The SCC transferred the Canadian model for dissemination of
notifications, Export Alert!, to Bolivia, in Spanish.
Standards Council of
Canada (SCC)Peru, India, South
Africa, Botswana,China, Rwanda,Taiwan, AlgeriaEnquiry Point Capacity
BuildingThe SCC received request from the noted countries for assistance with
Enquiry Point activities and is in the process of responding to theserequest.
Standards Council ofCanada (SCC)Donation to the
ISO/DEVCO Funds-in-TrustAnnual contributions to the Funds-in-Trust support the implementation of
ISO’s Developing Country Program (DEVPRO). This program responds
to priorities needs/requests for technical assistance identified by
developing country members.G/TBT/W/202
Page 8Donor Recipient
CountryProject Title Description
Canadian International
Development Agency(CIDA)IICA Members N/A Expert advice and information on their rights and obligations in the WTO
Agreement.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC),Canadian International
Development Agency
(CIDA), CanadianFood InspectionAgency (CFIA)Egypt Agricultural Trade Policy
Capacity Building ProjectProgramme of seminars to help Egyptian trade policy officials develop
strategies to facilitate trade in Egyptian agricultural goods.
Department ofFisheries and Oceans
(DFO)China China’s Fishery Policy and
WTO Training ProjectTo strengthen the capacity of China in adjusting its fishery policies to meet
WTO guidelines.
National ResourcesCanada’s (NRC)Institute for Researchin Construction (IRC)Russia Promotion of Canadian
housing technologies inRussiaCIDA-funded project to facilitate Russia’s transition to a market-based
economy.
__________