Bill C-23 (Historical)

Canada–Jordan Economic Growth and Prosperity Act

An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2013.

Sponsor

Ed Fast  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 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and signed at Amman on June 28, 2009.
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

March 5, 2012 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade.
March 5, 2012 Passed That this question be now put.

International Trade Committee, on March 8, 2012

  • Marvin Hildebrand, Director General, Trade Negotiations Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  • Barbara Martin, Director General, Middle East and Maghreb Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  • Pierre Bouchard, Director, Bilateral and Regional Labour Affairs, Department of Human Resources and Skills Development
  • Denis Landreville, Lead Negotiator, Regional Agreements, Trade Negotiations Division, Trade Agreements and Negotiations Directorate, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
  • Kathleen Sullivan, Executive Director, Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance
  • Andrew Casey, Vice-President, Public Affairs and International Trade, Forest Products Association of Canada
  • Bob Kirke, Executive Director, Canadian Apparel Federation
  • Zaineb Kubba, Business Development Manager, Canada-Arab Business Council
  • Richard Phillips, Executive Director, Grain Growers of Canada; President, Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance

International Trade Committee, on March 15, 2012

  • Nancy A. Donaldson, Director, Washington Office, International Labor Organization
  • Patricia Chapdelaine, Executive Vice-President, Operations and Technical Designs, Nygård International
  • John Masswohl, Director, Government and International Relations, Canadian Cattlemen's Association
  • David I. Hudson, Representative, Chairman, Indo-British Garments, Nygård International
  • Sharon Clarke, Director, Communications and Public Relations, Nygård International

International Trade Committee, on March 27, 2012

International Trade Committee, on March 29, 2012

  • Jeff Vogt, Legal Advisor, Department of Human and Trade Union Rights, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
  • Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director and Counsel, Canadian Environmental Law Association
  • Charles Kernaghan, Director, Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights

International Trade Committee, on April 24, 2012

International Trade Committee, on April 26, 2012

  • Clerk of the Committee, Mr. Paul Cardegna
  • Marvin Hildebrand, Director General, Trade Negotiations Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  • Ton Zuijdwijk, General Counsel, Market Access and Trade Remedies Law Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
  • Pierre Bouchard, Director, Bilateral and Regional Labour Affairs, Department of Human Resources and Skills Development