Canadian CUSMA ratification begins anew
Tax Alert No. 02, 3 February 2020
On 29 January 2020, the Canadian Government tabled Bill C-4, Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act. The bill must now pass the required readings in both the House of Commons and the Senate and then receive Royal Assent.
Implementing legislation for the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) was first introduced during the previous Parliament as Bill C-100. However, the bill failed to pass through all the required reading stages before the dissolution of Parliament prior to the October 2019 federal election. With the resumption of parliamentary business, the government has made it a priority to conclude the ratification process.
