2022 Reports

The new Canadian Model investment treaty: A quiet evolution

Côté, Charles-Emmanuel

Canada published its new model investment agreement in 2021, a first substantial revision since the publication of the 2004 model. This new model marks a quiet evolution, integrating useful innovations found in latest treaty practice, but proposing few original solutions. The main innovations that it introduces are a most welcomed expedited arbitration procedure, and a laudable but disappointing section on investment facilitation.