Bill C-24 (Historical)

Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Peru, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Peru and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Peru

This bill was last introduced in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in December 2009.

Sponsor

Stockwell Day  Conservative

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment implements the Free Trade Agreement and the related agreements on the environment and labour cooperation entered into between Canada and the Republic of Peru and signed at Lima on May 29, 2008.
The general provisions of the enactment specify that no recourse may be taken on the basis of the provisions of Part 1 of the enactment or any order made under that Part, or the provisions of the Free Trade Agreement or the related agreements themselves, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada.
Part 1 of the enactment approves the Free Trade Agreement and the related agreements and provides for the payment by Canada of its share of the expenditures associated with the operation of the institutional aspects of the Free Trade Agreement and the power of the Governor in Council to make orders for carrying out the provisions of the enactment.
Part 2 of the enactment amends existing laws in order to bring them into conformity with Canada’s obligations under the Free Trade Agreement and the related agreement on labour cooperation.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

June 3, 2009 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
June 3, 2009 Passed That this question be now put.
April 23, 2009 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade.

International Trade Committee, on May 5, 2009

  • Carol Nelder-Corvari, Director, International Trade Policy Division, Department of Finance
  • Dean Beyea, Senior Chief, International Trade Policy Division, Department of Finance
  • Vernon MacKay, Director, Investment Trade Policy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  • Pierre Bouchard, Acting Director General, International and Intergovernmental Labour Affairs, Department of Human Resources and Skills Development
  • Dean Knudson, Director General, Americas, Department of the Environment
  • Matthew Kronby, Director General, Trade Law Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

International Trade Committee, on May 7, 2009

  • Laurent Pellerin, President, Canadian Federation of Agriculture
  • Robert Godfrey, Director, Trade Policy and International Relations, Canadian Federation of Agriculture

International Trade Committee, on May 12, 2009

International Trade Committee, on May 26, 2009

  • Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director and Counsel, Canadian Environmental Law Association
  • Mark Rowlinson, Labour Lawyer, United Steelworkers
  • Maxwell A. Cameron, Professor, University of British Columbia, Department of Political Science, As an Individual
  • Matthew Kronby, Director General, Trade Law Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  • Carol Nelder-Corvari, Director, International Trade Policy Division, Department of Finance