We are pleased to announce that the next CETA Civil Society Forum will take place on 2 and 3 June 2026 at 125 Sussex Dr., Ottawa. The Civil Society Forum will be adopting a hybrid conference format with both virtual and in-person participation.
Representatives from employers, unions, labour and business organizations, environmental groups, Indigenous organizations, and other interested civil society organizations are welcome to attend the Civil Society Forum on Trade and Sustainable Development established under the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). You are invited to register for this event through the registration page indicated under “Practical Details”.
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 remain 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.
Practical details
- Date/time:
- 2 June 2026 : 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT (15:30 – 18:30 CEST) –> (in person registration starts 30 minutes earlier)
- 3 June 2026 : 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT (15:00 – 18:30 CEST) –> (in person registration starts 30 minutes earlier)
- Place: In-person (125 Sussex Dr., Ottawa) and Virtual (Teams)
- Programme: to follow
- Registration: by latest 22 May 2026 cob: English registration page or French registration page