Comprehensive Economic And Trade Agreement

• Trudeau welcomes EU leaders to Montreal summit with plans to push CETA trade pact

  Almost all of CETA went into force in 2017 under what is known as a provisional application, but individual ratifications by EU member countries will bring it fully into effect.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2019
  
• Brexit delays mean more time for trade negotiations with Canada, U.K. envoy says

  The prolonged Brexit divorce from the European Union will give Britain more time to forge a proper free trade deal with Canada, says the country's envoy to Ottawa.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2019
  
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• U.K. puts forward trade plans for no-deal Brexit

  The British government says its no-deal plan would increase the volume of tariff-free imports from 80 per cent, as is currently the case, to 87 per cent.

  Politics

  Mar 13, 2019
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• Canada-EU trade deal boosts container traffic at Montreal port: Officials

  The free trade deal between Canada and the European Union has boosted container shipping and prompted a hiring spree at the docks.

  Economy

  Sep 11, 2018
• Italy says it won’t ratify Canada-EU trade deal

  The CETA accord has been provisionally in effect since September. It needs to be approved by all 28 EU member states to fully come into force.

  Jul 13, 2018
• Canada-EU trade enters new era as CETA comes into force

  Known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA, the deal clears barriers to trade for Canada's largest trading partner after the United States.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2017
• CETA to provide ‘modest’ gains for Canadian economy: PBO

  Canada's free-trade pact with Europe is poised to produce "modest" economic gains that work out to an average annual income boost of $220 per Canadian, the federal budget watchdog says in a new report.

  Canada

  May 2, 2017
• EU expects Canada to ratify CETA in coming weeks, official says

  EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom says she expects the Canada-EU pact to stand as an example of the merits of free trade for the protectionist Donald Trump administration in Washington.

  Politics

  Mar 21, 2017
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• Justin Trudeau touches down in France ahead of historic EU speech

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Strasbourg, France, hours ahead of what was billed as a historic, confidence-building speech to European lawmakers.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2017
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• CETA: Canada and Europe hail trade deal amid Trump-era protectionist sentiment

  Lawmakers in Canada and Europe are hailing Wednesday's approval of CETA, the Canada-EU free trade deal, by the European Parliament as a win for the values of openness in the face of anti-trade movements, including the Donald Trump administration.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2017