The information I have is that a Spanish-led consortium won the $3.1 billion contract to build the third set of locks. I believe there were other consortiums. My colleague Mr. Reeder mentioned that the Brazilians have most of the contracts to build the expansion of the canal.
However, the canal is a huge infrastructure project and will require a lot of ongoing maintenance and repair. The Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement would provide Canadian companies with a level playing field on which to compete for contracts.