Bill C-41 (Historical)

Canada-Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act

An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Korea

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

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 between Canada and the Republic of Korea that was done at Ottawa on September 22, 2014.
The general provisions of the enactment set out rules of interpretation and specify that no recourse may be taken on the basis of sections 9 to 15 or any order made under those sections, or on the basis of the provisions of the Free Trade Agreement, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada.
Part 1 approves the Free Trade Agreement and provides for the payment by Canada of its share of the expenditures associated with the operation of the institutional aspects of the Agreement and the power of the Governor in Council to make orders for carrying out the provisions of the enactment. Part 1 also provides protection for certain geographical indications.
Part 2 amends existing laws in order to bring them into conformity with Canada’s obligations under the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Korea.
Part 3 contains coordinating amendments and the coming into force provision.

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

Oct. 29, 2014 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
Oct. 1, 2014 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade.

International Trade Committee, on Oct. 2, 2014

International Trade Committee, on Oct. 7, 2014

  • Claire Citeau, Executive Director, Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance
  • Ailish Campbell, Vice-President, Policy, International and Fiscal Issues, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
  • Bob Linton, Director, Legislative Affairs, United Food and Commercial Workers Union Canada
  • Martin Rice, Director, Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance
  • Philip de Kemp, President, Malting Industry Association of Canada
  • David Lindsay, President and Chief Executive Officer, Forest Products Association of Canada
  • Mike M. Suk, Director and Spokesman, Korean Cultural Heritage Society
  • David Lee, President, Kocani Biz & Edu

International Trade Committee, on Oct. 9, 2014

  • Ian Burney, Assistant Deputy Minister, Trade Policy and Negotiations Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
  • Scott Winter, Senior International Relations Officer, Tariffs and Market Access, Department of Finance