The Government of Canada is committed to a progressive trade agenda that, at its core, aims to create jobs for the middle class and those working hard to join it.

“When CETA is provisionally applied, Canadian companies will enjoy unprecedented duty-free access to a market of more than 500 million consumers and with a GDP of over $22 trillion. We are working to ensure that every sector of our economy, particularly small and medium-sized companies, can take advantage of this incredible opportunity. The government is committed to creating new opportunities to spur well-paying jobs today and to ensuring the future prosperity of Canadians tomorrow.”

- Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade

• CETA is a progressive free trade agreement that covers virtually all sectors and aspects of Canada-EU trade in order to eliminate or reduce barriers. Upon CETA’s provisional application, the EU will remove tariffs on 98 percent of its tariff lines. Once CETA is fully implemented, the EU will have eliminated tariffs on 99 percent of its tariff lines.

• In addition to enhanced market access opportunities through tariff elimination, Canadian exporters will also benefit from other CETA provisions that will ease regulatory barriers, reinforce intellectual property rights and ensure more transparent rules for market access.

• Canada’s bilateral trade with China reached a value of $85 billion in 2016, and Canada and China’s two-way foreign direct investment reached $34.7 billion at the end of 2016.

Associated Links

• Consulting Canadians on a possible Canada-China free trade agreement
• Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
• Canadian Trade Commissioner Service

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