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Bill C-57

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 19, 2024
  • This is a summary of a bill called the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. The purpose of this act is to implement the free trade agreement between Canada and Ukraine that was signed in 2023. The act includes provisions for interpretation, approval of the agreement, administrative and institutional provisions, and orders that can be made by the Governor in Council. It also amends certain existing acts to align with the obligations under the agreement. The act repeals a previous act that implemented a different free trade agreement between Canada and Ukraine.
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Senate Committee

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 29, 2024
  • The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade has the honour to present its

    THIRTEENTH REPORT

    Your committee, to which was referred Bill C-57, An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine, has, in obedience to the order of reference of February 15, 2024, examined the said bill and now reports the same without amendment.

    Respectfully submitted,

    PETER M. BOEHM

    Chair

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House Committee

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 29, 2023
  • In accordance with its Order of Reference of Tuesday, November 21, 2023, your Committee has considered Bill C-57, An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine, and agreed on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, to report it with the following amendment:

    New Clause 15.1

    That Bill C-57 be amended by adding after line 11 on page 6 the following new clause:

    “Compliance with principles and guidelines — Canadian companies

    15.1 (1) The Minister must ensure that Canadian companies operating in Ukraine comply with the principles and guidelines referred to in article 15.14 of the Agreement.

    (2) The Minister must establish a process for receiving and responding to complaints of non-compliance with those principles and guidelines.

    (3) On or before January 1st of each year starting in 2025, the Minister must prepare a report that summarizes activities carried out in relation to the Minister’s obligations under this section.

    (4) The Minister must table a copy of the report in each House of Parliament on any of the first 30 days on which that House is sitting after the report is completed.”

    Your committee has ordered a reprint of Bill C-57, as amended, as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at the report stage.
    A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 83 to 84) is tabled.
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House Committee

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 23, 2023
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House Committee

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 09, 2023
  • Thu Nov 09, 2023 11:03 - 01:08PM
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House Committee

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 07, 2023
  • Tue Nov 07, 2023 11:01 - 01:00PM
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