Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023

An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine

Sponsor

Mary Ng  Liberal

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is, or will soon become, law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment implements the Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement, done at Ottawa on September 22, 2023.
Among other things, the enactment
(a) sets out rules of interpretation;
(b) specifies that no recourse is to 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 that Agreement, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada;
(c) approves that Agreement;
(d) provides for the payment by Canada of its share of the expenditures associated with the operation of the institutional and administrative aspects of that Agreement;
(e) gives the Governor in Council the power to make orders in accordance with that Agreement;
(f) requires the Minister for International Trade to ensure that Canadian companies operating in Ukraine comply with the principles and guidelines referred to in the Agreement; and
(g) amends certain Acts to give effect to Canada’s obligations under that Agreement.
Finally, the enactment repeals the Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act that was enacted in 2017.

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-57s:

C-57 (2017) Law An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act
C-57 (2015) Support for Families Act
C-57 (2013) Safeguarding Canada's Seas and Skies Act
C-57 (2010) Improving Trade Within Canada Act
C-57 (2009) Canada-Jordan Free Trade Act
C-57 (2008) An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act (election of directors)

Votes

Feb. 6, 2024 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-57, An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine
Feb. 5, 2024 Failed Bill C-57, An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine (recommittal to a committee)
Dec. 12, 2023 Passed Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-57, An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine
Nov. 21, 2023 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-57, An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023Government Orders

February 5th, 2024 / 6 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

The House resumed from February 5 consideration of the motion that Bill C‑57, An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine, be read the third time and passed.

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023Government Orders

February 6th, 2024 / 3:15 p.m.

The Speaker Greg Fergus

It being 3:16 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill C‑57.

Call in the members.

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

Vote #627

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023Government Orders

February 6th, 2024 / 3:25 p.m.

The Speaker Greg Fergus

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023Government Orders

February 6th, 2024 / 3:25 p.m.

The Speaker Greg Fergus

I wish to inform the House that, because of the deferred recorded division, Government Orders will be extended by 12 minutes.