Investor State Disputes: Thousands of bilateral and
multilateral investment treaties, including many recent free trade
agreements, give those doing business outside their home country
important substantive rights vis - à - vis the States hosting their investments.
Because the delivery of the public services touches upon consideration of other
important legal and policy matters, PIAC has also developed expertise and is frequently involved in funded and unfunded work (approximately 20 % of PIAC's work is unfunded) representing its constituencies in competition law and practice, Foundation of Ontario electronic commerce, privacy,
multilateral agreements, and general issues of consumer protection.