Trade Impact Evaluation

1.0 Definition of the requirement The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) is seeking to obtain detailed, sector-specific economic research related to the impact of United States tariffs on each of the Atlantic Canadian provinces from the contractor to assist in policy and program development within the Agency. For each Atlantic Canadian province (Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick), the contractor is to provide one direct impact assessment of tariff projected increases, including a review of product movements and country market share, and the direct, indirect and induced economic impact on provincial economies. During this work, consulting and advisory sessions are to be provided to Agency analysts for each Atlantic province (4 sessions in total), including one final consulting and advisory session to explain model results. 2.0 Applicability of the trade agreement(s) to the procurement This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s) : Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement …