Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation Act

An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States

This bill was last introduced in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2020.

Sponsor

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 Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States, done at Buenos Aires on November 30, 2018, as amended by the Protocol of Amendment to that Agreement, done at Mexico City on December 10, 2019.
The general provisions of the enactment set out rules of interpretation and specify that no recourse is to be taken on the basis of sections 9 to 20 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 the coming into force provisions.

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

Feb. 6, 2020 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States

International Trade Committee, on Feb. 18, 2020

  • Brian Kingston, Vice-President, Policy, International and Fiscal, Business Council of Canada
  • Sujata Dey, Trade Campaigner, National, Council of Canadians
  • Carlo Dade, Director, Centre for Trade and Investment Policy, Canada West Foundation
  • Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Christine Lafrance

International Trade Committee, on Feb. 18, 2020

  • Claire Citeau, Executive Director, Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance
  • Brian Innes, Vice-President, Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance
  • Bob Lowe, Vice-President, Chair of Foreign Trade Committee, Canadian Cattlemen's Association
  • Fawn Jackson, Manager, Environment and Sustainability, Canadian Cattlemen's Association
  • Hassan Yussuff, President, Canadian Labour Congress
  • Ken Neumann, National Director for Canada, National Office, United Steelworkers
  • Mark Rowlinson, Executive Assistant to the National Director, United Steelworkers
  • Jean Simard, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aluminium Association of Canada
  • Huw Williams, Director, Public Affairs, Canadian Automobile Dealers Association
  • Jackie King, Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
  • Catherine Cobden, President, Canadian Steel Producers Association
  • Mark Agnew, Director, International Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
  • Oumar Dicko, Chief Economist, Canadian Automobile Dealers Association
  • Michael Bose, As an Individual
  • D'Arcy Hilgartner, As an Individual
  • Robert Kucheran
  • Lak Shoan, Director, Policy and Industry Awareness, Canadian Trucking Alliance
  • Jake Vermeer, Vermeer's Dairy Ltd

International Trade Committee, on Feb. 19, 2020

International Trade Committee, on Feb. 20, 2020

  • Philip Vanderpol, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vitalus Nutrition
  • Colin Robertson, Vice-President and Fellow, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
  • Al Balisky, President and Chief Executive Officer, MLTC Resource Development LP
  • Claude Vaillancourt, President, Association québécoise pour la taxation des transactions financières et pour l'action citoyenne, Réseau québécois sur l'intégration continentale
  • Normand Pépin, Union Advisor, Centrale des syndicats démocratiques, Réseau québécois sur l'intégration continentale
  • Tracey Gorski, Manager, Sales and Marketing, NorSask Forest Products LP
  • Drew Dilkens, Mayor, City of Windsor, and Member, Big City Mayors' Caucus, Federation of Canadian Municipalities
  • Lawrence Herman, Counsel, Herman and Associates, As an Individual
  • Leo Blydorp, As an Individual
  • Judy Whiteduck, Director, Safe, Secure and Sustainable Communities, Assembly of First Nations
  • Risa Schwartz, Legal Counsel, Assembly of First Nations
  • Matthew Poirier, Director of Policy, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
  • Alan Arcand, Chief Economist, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
  • Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Christine Lafrance

International Trade Committee, on Feb. 24, 2020

  • Wietze Dykstra, Dairy Farmer, As an Individual
  • Mary Robinson, President, Canadian Federation of Agriculture
  • Mark Nantais, President, Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association
  • Pierre Lampron, President, Dairy Farmers of Canada
  • Jacques Lefebvre, Chief Executive Officer, Dairy Farmers of Canada
  • Christopher Cochlin, International Trade Legal Advisor, Cassidy Levy Kent LLP, Dairy Farmers of Canada
  • Robert Friesen, Trade Policy Analyst, Canadian Federation of Agriculture
  • Jason McLinton, Vice-President, Grocery Division and Regulatory Affairs, Retail Council of Canada
  • Isabelle Des Chênes, Executive Vice-President, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada
  • Corinne Pohlmann, Senior Vice-President, National Affairs and Partnerships, Canadian Federation of Independent Business
  • Jasmin Guénette, Vice-President, National Affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Business
  • Michael Powell, Director, Government Relations, Canadian Electricity Association
  • David Cherniak, Senior Policy Analyst, Business and Economics, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada
  • Rick White, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Canola Growers Association
  • Rosemary MacLellan, Vice-President, Strategy and Industry Affairs, Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd.
  • Michel Daigle, Chair, National Cattle Feeders' Association
  • Janice Tranberg, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Cattle Feeders' Association
  • Dave Carey, Vice-President, Government and Industry Relations, Canadian Canola Growers Association

International Trade Committee, on Feb. 25, 2020

  • Maryscott Greenwood, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian American Business Council
  • Charles Milliard, Chief Executive Officer, Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec
  • Jennifer Mitchell, Director, Board of Directors, Music Publishers Canada
  • Andrea Kokonis, General Counsel, Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada
  • Gilles Daigle, Consultant, Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada
  • Kathy Megyery, Vice-President, Strategy and Economic Affairs, Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec
  • Casey Chisick
  • Michel Leblanc, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal
  • Stuart Trew, Researcher and Editor, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
  • Dominique Benoit
  • Mathieu Frigon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dairy Processors Association of Canada
  • David Wiens, Chair, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba
  • Joel Prins, Partner, Prima Dairy Farm
  • Matthew Flaman, Chair, Saskatchewan Milk Marketing Board
  • Darren Erickson, Pharmacist Owner, Tofield PharmaChoice, As an Individual
  • Gayleen Erickson, Business Owner, Guardian Pharmacy, Tofield Medical Clinic, As an Individual

International Trade Committee, on Feb. 25, 2020

  • Donat Pearson, President, Syndicat National des Employés de l'Aluminium d'Arvida Unifor - Local 1937
  • Éric Gilbert, Vice-President, Syndicat National des Employés de l'Aluminium d'Arvida Unifor - Local 1937
  • Mike Kilby, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dajcor Aluminum
  • Brian Topp, Partner, KTG Public Affairs
  • Jamie Pegg, General Manager, Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd.
  • Shelley Bacon, Chief Executive Officer, Northern Cables Inc.
  • Todd Stafford, President, Northern Cables Inc.
  • Scott D. Smith, Manager, Components, Systems and Integration, Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd.
  • Leigh Smout, Executive Director, World Trade Centre Toronto, Toronto Region Board of Trade
  • Tabatha Bull, Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business
  • Bridgitte Anderson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade

International Trade Committee, on Feb. 26, 2020

  • Steve Verheul, Chief Negotiator and Assistant Deputy Minister, Trade Policy and Negotiations, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
  • Marie-France Paquet, Chief Economist, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

International Trade Committee, on Feb. 26, 2020

  • Eddy Peréz, International Policy Analyst, Climate Action Network Canada
  • Kevin Jacobi, Executive Director, CanadaBW Logistics Inc.
  • Jim Tully, Executive Vice-President, DECAST
  • Brian P. McGuire, President and Chief Executive Officer, Associated Equipment Distributors
  • Greg Johnston, President, Songwriters Association of Canada
  • Angella MacEwen, Senior Economist, National Services, Canadian Union of Public Employees
  • Garry Neil, Cultural Policy Consultant, Neil Craig Associates
  • Bob Fay, Director, Global Economy Research and Policy, Centre for International Governance Innovation
  • Ken Kalesnikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd.
  • Linda Hasenfratz, Chief Executive Officer, Linamar Corporation
  • Andy Rielly, President and Owner, Rielly Lumber Inc.
  • Kevin Young, Chief Executive Officer, Woodtone Industries
  • Mike Beck, Operations Manager, Capacity Forest Management
  • William Waugh, President, WWW Timber Products Ltd.
  • Patrick Leblond, As an Individual
  • Francis Schiller, Advisor, Woodtone Industries

International Trade Committee, on Feb. 27, 2020