Bill C-18 (Historical)

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act

An Act to implement the Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

This bill was last introduced in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2021.

Sponsor

Mary Ng  Liberal

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 on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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 10 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 and contains a transitional provision.
Part 3 contains a coordinating amendment 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

March 10, 2021 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-18, An Act to implement the Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Feb. 1, 2021 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-18, An Act to implement the Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

International Trade Committee, on Feb. 5, 2021

  • Doug Forsyth, Director General for Market Access and Chief Negotiator, Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
  • Aaron Fowler, Chief Agriculture Negotiator and Director General, Trade Agreements and Negotiations, Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food
  • Shamali Gupta, Deputy Director, Investment Trade Policy, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
  • Christine Roy, Deputy Director, Services Trade Policy, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
  • Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Christine Lafrance

International Trade Committee, on Feb. 22, 2021

International Trade Committee, on Feb. 26, 2021

  • Trevor Kennedy, Director, Trade and International Policy, Business Council of Canada
  • Ian Andexser, Chairman, Canadian Alliance of British Pensioners
  • Doug Sawyer, Co-Chair, International Trade Committee, Canadian Cattlemen's Association
  • Corinne Pohlmann, Senior Vice-President, National Affairs and Partnerships, Canadian Federation of Independent Business
  • Matthew Poirier, Director, Trade Policy, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
  • Fawn Jackson, Director, International and Government Relations, Canadian Cattlemen's Association
  • Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Christine Lafrance
  • Doug Forsyth, Director General for Market Access and Chief Negotiator, Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement , Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
  • Clerk