C-57Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023
An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine
Government bill, introduced in the House of Commons on October 17, 2023
- Status
- Became law on March 19, 2024 · S.C. 2024, c. 3
What it does
Implements the 2023 Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement and repeals the 2017 implementation law.
What it does
- Approves the 2023 Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement.
- Sets out rules for how the law and the agreement are to be read and applied.
- Bars legal action under sections 9 to 15, related orders, or the agreement itself without the Attorney General of Canada’s consent.
- Gives the Governor in Council power to make orders under the agreement.
- Requires Canada to pay its share of the agreement’s institutional and administrative costs.
- Amends certain Acts to carry out Canada’s obligations under the agreement.
Who it affects
- Canadian exporters and importers
- Ukrainian exporters and importers
- Businesses trading between Canada and Ukraine
- Federal departments and officials
Background
The bill implements the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement, done at Ottawa on September 22, 2023. It also repeals the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act enacted in 2017.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Report stage
Completed.
Third reading
Completed.
Senate
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Completed.
Committee
Completed.
Third reading
Completed.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Completed.
Introduced by a cabinet minister on behalf of the government. Government bills get set time for debate, so they are the most likely to become law. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-57, An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine
Vote 627,
Passed
214 yeato116 nay
Party breakdown for vote 627 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 153 0 3 Conservative Nay 0 115 2 Bloc Yea 32 0 0 NDP Yea 25 0 0 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Yea1 broke ranks 2 1 0 Total 214 116 Bill C-57, An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine (recommittal to a committee)
Vote 626,
Failed
117 yeato211 nay · 2 paired
Party breakdown for vote 626 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Nay1 broke ranks 1 151 4 Conservative Yea 115 0 2 Bloc Nay 0 32 0 NDP Nay 0 24 1 Green Nay 0 2 0 Independent Nay1 broke ranks 1 2 0 Total 117 211 Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-57, An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine
Vote 607,
Passed
209 yeato112 nay · 4 paired
Party breakdown for vote 607 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 151 0 7 Conservative Nay1 broke ranks 1 112 4 Bloc Yea 30 0 2 NDP Yea 23 0 2 Green Yea 1 0 1 Independent Yea 3 0 0 Total 209 112 2nd reading of Bill C-57, An Act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine
Vote 450,
Passed
205 yeato109 nay · 12 paired
Party breakdown for vote 450 Party Position Yea Nay Did not vote Liberal Yea 149 0 9 Conservative Nay 0 109 8 Bloc Yea 29 0 3 NDP Yea 23 0 2 Green Yea 2 0 0 Independent Yea 2 0 1 Total 205 109
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
LiberalMary Ng· October 23, 2023
“I rise in the House today in support of Bill C-57, an act to implement the 2023 Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine. This is not the first time I have stood in this House to introduce a new trade agreement, but this trade agreement is special.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caConservativeKyle Seeback· October 23, 2023
“Conservatives have a very long, storied and proud tradition of supporting free trade. We only have to look back to the negotiations of the original Canada-United States free trade agreement, which was, of course, something Conservatives were in favour of and that Liberals campaigned very hard against.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caBlocMaxime Blanchette-Joncas· October 23, 2023
“I am very pleased to see such enthusiasm for this bill today. We know that there is no shortage of emergencies, including the housing crisis and the climate crisis, but these topics are not on the government's agenda.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caNDPRichard Cannings· October 23, 2023
“I am proud to rise today to speak to Bill C-57, the new Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement. This bill would update the agreement made in 2017.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.caGreenElizabeth May· October 24, 2023
“I begin the discussion today on Bill C-57, which is the updated Canada-Ukraine trade agreement. We have had some conversation already this morning on the subject of the differences between trade agreements and investor protection agreements.”
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Read the source
LEGISinfo status: Royal assent received. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.