An Act to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership between Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam

Short title: Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation Act Bill C-79 (42-1) Status: Royal assent received Type: House Government Bill Sponsor: Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification (Winnipeg South Centre) Latest stage: Royal assent Legislative

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summary:<br/><br/>On June 2018, the Minister of International Trade Diversification introduced Bill C-79,

An Act to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership between Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. <br/><br/>Bill C-79 implements the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, done at Santiago on March 2018. <br/><br/>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 to 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.<br/><br/>Part 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.<br/><br/>Part amends certain Acts to bring them into conformity with Canada’s obligations under the Agreement.<br/><br/>Part contains coordinating amendments and the coming into force provision.</div> House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2018-06-14) House of Commons — Second reading: Completed (2018-09-18) House of Commons — Consideration in committee: Completed (2018-09-26) House of Commons — Report stage: Completed (2018-10-03) House of Commons — Third reading: Completed (2018-10-16) Senate — First reading: Completed (2018-10-16) Senate — Second reading: Completed (2018-10-17) Senate — Consideration in committee: Completed (2018-10-25) Senate — Third reading: Completed (2018-10-25) Full bill text is not included in the LEGISinfo JSON export.

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