- Country or region
- Canada
- Trade topics
- Dispute settlement
- Context
- WTO - Case launched by the EU
Summary of the case
- Complaint by: EU
- Complaint against: Canada
- Third parties: Australia, Brazil, China, El Salvador, India, Japan, Korea, Republic Of, Mexico, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Turkey, United States
The Canadian Province of Ontario implements a Feed-In-Tariff (FIT) Programme aimed at promoting the installation of electricity generation capacity from renewable energy sources. For wind and solar energy electricity generators, Ontario imposes a domestic content requirement that conditions the benefit of the FIT Programme on the use of generation equipment sourced in Ontario.
Relevant WTO provision: Subsidies and Countervailing Measures: Art. 3.1(b), 3.2, 1.1, ; Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs): Art. 2.1, ; GATT 1994: Art. III:4
Status
Dispute is at the appeal stage.
- Consultations requested: 11 August 2011
- Panel requested: 09 January 2012
- Panel established: 20 January 2012
- Panel report circulated: 19 December 2012