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A Review of Tariff Rate Quota Administration in Canadian Agriculture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

Richard R. Barichello
Richard R. Barichello*
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics group at the University of British Columbia
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Abstract

To analyze Canada's Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) administration, a model of efficient quota administration is put forward. After examining the operation of the Canadian TRQ system for its twenty-one TRQs, conclusions are drawn. In general this system has worked well in Canada. The quotas are almost all filled, and the administration is transparent and not costly for quota-holders to use. Among the international lessons from Canada's experience are that few WTO rules may be needed in this area, aside from steps to ensure the TRQ is fully available to users and can be freely transferred among them.

Type
Issues in the Administration of Tariff-Rate Import Quotas in the Agreement on Agriculture in the WTO
Information
Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , April 2000 , pp. 103 - 114
Copyright
Copyright © 2000 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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References

Canadian International Trade Tribunal. 1992. An Inquiry into the Allocation of Import Quotas. Ottawa.Google Scholar