Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine

This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment implements the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine, done at Kyiv on July 11, 2016.
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 Agreement, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada.
Part 1 approves the Agreement, provides for the payment by Canada of its share of the expenditures associated with the operation of the institutional and administrative aspects of the Agreement, and gives the Governor in Council the power to make orders in accordance with the Agreement.
Part 2 amends certain Acts to bring them into conformity with Canada’s obligations under the Agreement.
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.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-31s:

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Votes

Feb. 14, 2017 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
Dec. 13, 2016 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade.

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February 10th, 2017 / 1:05 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

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February 10th, 2017 / 1:05 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division stands deferred until Monday, February 13, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

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February 10th, 2017 / 1:10 p.m.

Liberal

Filomena Tassi Liberal Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, ON

Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the whips and pursuant to Standing Order 45 (7) I ask that the recorded division on the third reading of Bill C-31, an act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine currently scheduled for Monday, February 13 be deferred to Tuesday, February 14, at the expiry of the time provided for oral questions.

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February 10th, 2017 / 1:10 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton

Accordingly the recorded division is further deferred to Tuesday at the conclusion of oral questions.

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActGovernment Orders

February 10th, 2017 / 1:10 p.m.

Liberal

Filomena Tassi Liberal Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, ON

Mr. Speaker, if you seek it, I believe you will find the consent of the House to see the clock as 1:30 p.m., so we may commence with private members' hour.

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActGovernment Orders

February 10th, 2017 / 1:10 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton

Is it agreed?

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActGovernment Orders

February 10th, 2017 / 1:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActGovernment Orders

February 10th, 2017 / 1:10 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Bruce Stanton

The House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's Order Paper.

The House resumed from February 10 consideration of the motion that Bill C-31, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine, be read the third time and passed.

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February 14th, 2017 / 3:10 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

Pursuant to order made on Friday, February 10 the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at the third reading stage of Bill C-31.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #195

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February 14th, 2017 / 3:15 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)