It was started as a result of a joint study "Assessing the Costs and Benefits of a Closer EU-Canada Economic Partnership", which was released in October 2008.
CETA je výsledkom analýzy štúdie "Assessing the Costs and Benefits of a Closer EU-Canada Economic Partnership" (Hodnotenie nákladov a prínosov bližšieho partnerstva medzi EÚ a Kanadou), ktorá bola publikovaná v októbri 2008.