Carlo Dade

Biography

Prime areas of research and current work: 

• Canadian trade policy and the role and interests of the western provinces
• role of diaspora populations in international development, the origins and development of the modern phenomenon
• sub-national engagement, the role of provinces in foreign and trade policy and action
• the rise the private sector as a recognized development actor in the early 2000s and the birth of the modern corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement
• Canada-U.S. and Canada-Mexico relations
• the Trans Pacific Partnership and  the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership agreements

Personal research interest: transition from academia to the world of work

Regional areas of interest: U.S. (including state and local government), Mexico, Latin America, Haiti, China, Japan, Korea. APEC, CPTPP, NAFTA, CUSMA/USMCA RCEP, ASEAN

Affiliations

Member

Mexican Council on Foreign Relations (COMEXI)

Honourary Senior Fellow

School of International Development and Globalization, University of Ottawa

Professional Affiliate

Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan

Fellow

Canadian Global Affairs Institute

Prior to joining SPP, served as Director of the Centre on Trade and Investment Policy at the Canada West Foundation, a Calgary-based think tank that focuses on increasing growth and profitability in Western Canada's export economy. Areas of current work focus include North American and pan-Pacific trade, infrastructure and competitiveness, and role of provinces as international actors. Previously, served as the Executive Director of the Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL) and Canadian chair of the bi-national Canada-Mexico Initiative. A frequent witness at parliament and media commentator on Canadian trade issues, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Pacific Alliance, trade agreements and the role of the private sector in international development. 

Began career in the Latin American and Caribbean region Technical Department at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. and subsequently ran Haiti/Dominican Republic/Caribbean operations for the Inter-American Foundation, a U.S.  government foreign aid agency, where he led foundational grantmaking on diaspora and CSR initiatives.  A founding member of the Enterprise Research Institute, a Washington D.C. think tank specializing in Private Sector Development and Corporate Social Responsibility issues.