Minister Ng welcomes the CETA Mutual Recognition Agreement for Architects
News release
October 10, 2024 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada
The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is central to the economic, trade, and investment relationship between Canada and the European Union (EU).
The agreement has promoted and increased diversification in major industrial, services, and investment sectors and across supply chains. That means more opportunity for Canada and Canadian businesses. It has also enhanced Canada-EU collaboration in key areas such as the environment, critical minerals, and regulatory practices.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, welcomes the adoption of the Mutual Recognition Agreement for professional qualifications of architects (MRAA) under CETA, which was signed today in Brussels, Belgium.
Once the Agreement becomes binding, the MRAA will further strengthen Canada-EU commercial ties and benefit the Canadian architecture sector and related activities, such as engineering and construction. It will expand investment, grow our economy, and help create jobs. By making it easier to recognize Canadian and European architects’ professional qualifications, it will also expand access to new business opportunities in both economies.
This is the first time that a mutual recognition agreement for professional services will become binding under a Canadian free trade agreement.
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“The CETA Mutual Recognition Agreement for Architects makes it easier for these professionals to move between Canada and the EU and access new markets. This historic CETA outcome paves the way for expanded business opportunities in the services sector and supports economic growth in both Canada and the EU.”
- Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development
Quick facts
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The EU market, comprised of 27 member states, is Canada’s second-largest global trading partner for goods and services, after the United States.
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Canada and the EU engage in extensive cooperation on trade issues and uphold a robust commitment to fair, inclusive, and sustainable trade practices.
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CETA is a comprehensive trade agreement that highlights the importance of the services trade, including through commitments related to cross-border trade in services, domestic regulation, mutual recognition, and temporary entry.
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In 2023, Canada exported $21.4 billion in services to the EU (10.9% of our global services exports) and imported $26.8 billion in services from the EU (12.9% of our global services imports).
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Associated links
- Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
- Decision No 1/2024 of the Joint Committee on Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications of 10 October 2024 setting out an agreement on the mutual recognition of professional qualifications for architects
- Canada-EU relations
- Doing business in the EU
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