Canada-EU CETA Civil Society Forum call for participation (2026)
CETA Civil Society Forum on Trade and Sustainable Development
Representatives from employers, unions, labour and business organizations, environmental groups, Indigenous organizations, academics and other interested civil society organizations are invited to register for the Civil Society Forum on Trade and Sustainable Development established under the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on the 2nd and 3rd of June 2026.
It will be a hybrid conference with both virtual and in-person participation available. Participants will have the chance to exchange with one another, and with officials of the Government of Canada and the European Commission, on matters related to the implementation of CETA’s Chapter 22 (Trade and Sustainable Development), Chapter 23 (Trade and Labour) and Chapter 24 (Trade and Environment), as well as the CETA recommendations on Trade and Gender, SMEs and Trade, Climate Action and the Paris Agreement.
Canada and the European Union are committed to this dialogue, acknowledging the important opportunity for civil society to better understand what Canada and the EU are doing to implement the labour, environment and sustainable development provisions of CETA, and to provide their perspectives on these issues.
Date/time:
June 2, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT (15:00 – 18:30 CET)
June 3, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT (14:30 – 18:30 CET)
- Place: Virtual (Teams) or in person (Ottawa)
- Reference Programme from 2025
- Registration (deadline to register May 22)
- Date modified:
