Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (FIPAs) – investor-State disputes against Canada

Canada’s Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (FIPAs) establish a framework of rules that provides investors from Canada and from FIPA partners with a predictable, rules-based investment climate. The dispute settlement procedures established under Canada’s FIPAs are designed to provide timely recourse to an impartial tribunal.

General information on Canada’s FIPAs

• Canada’s 2021 Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) Model
• Canada’s Trade and Investment Agreements

Active arbitrations to which Canada is a party

• Volga-Dnepr Airlines LLC v. Canada

Concluded arbitrations to which Canada was a party

• Global Telecom Holdings, S.A.E. v. Government of Canada, Canada-Egypt FIPA

Related links

• Global Affairs Canada - Investment page
• United Nations Commissions on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Arbitration Rules
• International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
• NAFTA – Chapter 11 (Investment) Cases