G/TFA/N/CAN/3  
 
15 August 2018  
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Committee in Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION BASED O N ARTICLE 22 OF  THE TRADE FACILITATI ON AGREEMENT  
COMMUNICATION FROM CANADA  
The following communication, dated 10 August 2018 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Canada . 
 
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The following information is being provided by Canada in response to the notification requirements 
set out in Article 22 of the Agreement on Trade Facilitation.  
 
1  NOTIFICATION U NDER PARAGRAPH 1 OF ARTIC LE 22  
Donor Member: Canada  
 
Period c overed by the notif ication: 20161 
 
 Description of the technical 
and financial assistance 
and capacity building 
resources  Status and 
amount 
committed/  
disbursed  Beneficiary 
country/ 
Region 
(where 
necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance2 Procedures 
for 
disbursement 
of the 
assistance  
1 Canada -Indonesia Trade 
and Private Sector 
Assistance : The project 
works with the Indonesian 
government, private sector 
organizations, and trade policy 
experts to address regulatory 
constraints related to 
Indonesian SME development 
and access to markets,  and 
facilitates trade and 
investment for small and 
medium -sized enterprises 
(SMEs) in Indonesia, with a 
focus on those owned and 
operated by women.  Total Budget: 
C$12.5 million  
Disbursed 
(2016): C$2.7 
million  Indonesia  Conference 
Board of 
Canada  http://w05.inter
national.gc.ca/p
rojectbrowser -
banqueprojets
/project -
projet/details/d
000352001   
 
2 Global Alliance for Trade 
Facilitation : A public -private 
partnership devoted to 
assisting developing countries 
implement the WTO’s 
Agreement on Trade 
Facilitation.  Total Budget: 
C$10 million  
Disbursed 
(2016): C$0  
 Global  World Economic 
Forum  http://w05.inter
national.gc.ca/p
rojectbrowser -
banqueprojets/
project -
projet/details/d
002781001   
 
 
                                                
1 Unless otherwise noted, figures for amounts disbursed refer to calendar year 2015. Calendar year 
2016 data will be available in late 2017.  
2 All programs are managed by Global Affairs Canada. The implementing agency is listed here.  G/TFA/N/CAN/3  
 
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   Description of the technical 
and financial assistance 
and capacity building 
resources  Status and 
amount 
committed/  
disbursed  Beneficiary 
country/ 
Region 
(where 
necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance2 Procedures 
for 
disbursement 
of the 
assistance  
3 Improving Border 
Management to Reduce 
Trade Costs : Seeks to reduce 
trade costs by speeding up 
and modernizing border and 
customs management systems 
within the East African 
Community (EAC).  Total Budget: 
C$12 million  
Disbursed 
(2016): C$2 
million  Sub Saharan 
Africa, 
regional: 
Kenya, Uganda, 
Tanzania,  
Rwanda, 
Burundi and 
South Sudan  TradeMark East 
Africa  http://w05.inter
national.gc.ca/p
rojectbrowser -
banqueprojets/
project -
projet/details/a
0355770 01  
4 ITC Institutional Support 
2016 -2019 : This grant 
represents Canada’s 
institutional support to the 
International Trade Centre, 
the technical co -operation  
agency of the World Trade 
Organization and the United 
Nations Conference on Trade 
and Development. The Centre 
provides assistance by making 
policy environments friendlier 
for export business, by 
strengthening the institutions 
that provide support to 
expor ters, and by assisting 
small export enterprises and 
communities to reach global 
markets with products and 
services. Its activities take 
into account crosscutting 
development issues such as 
gender equality, sustainable 
development and poverty 
reduction.  Total Budget: 
C$2.85 million  
Disbursed 
(2016): C$0.95  
 America, 
regional; Asia, 
regional; 
Africa, regional  International 
Trade Centre  http://w05.inte r
national.gc.ca/p
rojectbrowser -
banqueprojets/
project -
projet/details/D
002475001   
5 Investment Climate 
Improvements Program : 
Aims to create a more 
transparent and business -
friendly environment  for both 
women and men 
entrepreneurs in Ethiopia. 
Activities include, inter alia, 
reviewing policies and 
regulations related to trade 
logistics, business regulation 
and tax administration and 
recommending improvements 
based on consultations with 
governmen t and industry, as 
well as examples from other 
countries.  Total Budget: 
C$5 million  
Disbursed 
(2016): C$0.9 
million  Ethiopia  International 
Finance 
Corporation  http://w05.inter
national.gc.ca/p
rojectbrowser -
banqueprojets/
project -
projet/details/a
035510001  
 
6 Revenue Generation – 
Equipment & Technical 
Assistance : The Revenue 
Generation project supports 
the Haitian government's 
ability to generate revenue. It 
provides technical assistance 
to improve customs and tax 
institutions in Haiti. The 
technical assistance and 
equipment provided by this 
project help to moder nize the Total Budget: 
C$19.6 million  
Disbursed 
(2016): C$4.7 
million  Haiti Canada 
Revenue 
Agency;  
Canada Border 
Services 
Agency; C2D 
Services/Data 
Torque  http://w05.inter
national.gc.ca/p
rojectbrowser -
banqueprojets/
project -
projet/details/a
033349002 ; 
and 
http://w05.inter
national.gc.ca/p
rojectbrowser -
banqueprojets/G/TFA/N/CAN/3  
 
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   Description of the technical 
and financial assistance 
and capacity building 
resources  Status and 
amount 
committed/  
disbursed  Beneficiary 
country/ 
Region 
(where 
necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance2 Procedures 
for 
disbursement 
of the 
assistance  
Customs Administration and 
the Tax Administration, 
enabling an increase in 
government revenues.  project -
projet/details/a
033349001   
7 Support to Boosting Intra -
African Trade Action Plan 
to Reduce Poverty : Provides 
technical assistance  to African 
trade policy 
makers/negotiators, including 
the AU Conference of 
Ministers, trade ministries, 
RECs, WTO chairs, and trade 
corridor management 
institutions on: African CFTA 
negotiations and BIAT 
implementation monitoring; 
trade policy analysis; a nd 
trade facilitation initiatives, 
including the Global Survey on 
Trade Facilitation and 
Paperless Trade 
Implementation; and the 
development and 
implementation of single 
windows through the African 
Alliance for Electronic 
Commerce. Has supported 
African WT O negotiations and 
WTO TFA policy dialogue.  Total Budget: 
C$13.1 million  
Disbursed 
(2016): C$2.7 
million  Africa, regional  UN Economic 
Commission for 
Africa  http://w05.inter
national.gc.ca/p
rojectbrowser -
banqueprojets/
project -
projet/details/d
000794001   
8 Trade Facilitation Support 
Program : Assist developing 
countries in reforming and 
aligning their trade facilitation 
laws, procedures, processes & 
systems to enable 
implementation of the WTO 
TFA.  Total Budget: 
C$2 million  
Disbursed 
(2016): C$0  Global  International 
Finance 
Corporation  http://w05.inter
national.gc.ca/p
rojectbrowser -
banqueprojets/
project -
projet/details/d
000464001  
 
9 Caribbean Regional 
Technical Assistance 
Centre - Phase IV : Technical 
assistance and training 
through the IMF. Activities 
include training for 
government offic ials in the 
area of customs  policy and 
administration and improved 
customs administration units 
implementing post clearance 
audit and risk management 
programs.  Total Budget: 
C$20 million  
Disbursed 
(2016): C$0  Caribbean, 
regional  International 
Monetary Fund http://w05.inter
national.gc.ca/p
rojectbrowser -
banqueprojets/
project -
projet/details/a
034618001   
 
10 Business Enabling 
Environment Support : The 
project support the 
government reform efforts 
related to national business, 
tax and trade regulations in 
order to improve market 
access, increase trade, 
investment and job creation 
and enhance private sector 
competitiveness. Project Total Budget: 
C$9 million  
Disbursed 
(2016): C$3.0 
million  Tanzania  International 
Finance 
Corporation  http://w05.inter
national.gc.ca/p
rojectbrowser -
banqueprojets/
project -
projet/details/d
001588001   
 G/TFA/N/CAN/3  
 
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   Description of the technical 
and financial assistance 
and capacity building 
resources  Status and 
amount 
committed/  
disbursed  Beneficiary 
country/ 
Region 
(where 
necessary)  The 
implementing 
agency in the 
Member 
providing 
assistance2 Procedures 
for 
disbursement 
of the 
assistance  
activities include, i nter alia: 
Streamlining government 
procedures related to business 
licencing and inspection 
reforms; Designing and 
implementing procedures for 
the removal of up to 20% of 
non-tariff barriers to trade 
such as red tape and customs 
delays to increase trade 
volumes and investment in 
Tanzania.   
11 Support to the Regional 
Integration Fund : fund will 
support the following priority 
areas to facilitate both public 
and private infrastructure 
investments: ( 1) 
Strengthening best practices 
in regional regulatory 
frameworks by removing 
regulatory bottlenecks at 
border crossings; (2) 
Promoting investments that 
reduce the logistics costs of 
regional trade by investing in 
infrastructure corridors, ports 
and mariti me services, and 
improving market structures  
for air cargo services; and, (3) 
Enhancing transnational 
regulatory frameworks for key 
regional markets, such as 
energy and 
telecommunications.  Total Budget: 
C$10 million  
Disbursed 
(2016): C$0  America, 
regional  Inter-American 
Development 
Bank http://w05.inter
national.gc.ca/p
rojectbrowser -
banqueprojets/
project -
projet/details/m
013611001  
12 Central America,  Panama, 
Dominican Republic 
Regional Technical 
Assistance Centre 
(CAPTAC -DR): support 
facilitates economic growth in 
the Centre’s member countries 
by strengthening National and 
regional public institutions’ 
economic, financial, and 
statistical management 
capacities. CAPTAC -DR 
responds to requests from the 
governments of member 
countries for macroeconomic 
technical assistance and 
training in areas such as 
central banking, monetary and 
exchange rate policy, tax 
policy and administration, 
customs policy and 
administration, and financial 
statistics.  Total Budget: 
C$10 million  
Disbursed 
(2016): C$0  El Salvador, 
Nicaragua, 
Guatemala, 
Dominican 
Republic, 
Panama, 
Honduras, 
Costa Rica  International 
Monetary Fund  http://w05.inter
national.gc.ca/p
rojectbrowser -
banqueprojets/
project -
projet/details/D
000916001   
 
 
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