Canadian Free Trade Agreement

The Governments of Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut, RESOLVE to: PROMOTE an open, efficient, and stable domestic market for long-term job…

Article 100: Objective The Parties’ objective is to reduce and eliminate, to the extent possible, barriers to the free movement of persons, goods, services, and investments within Canada and to establish an open, efficient, and stable domestic market. The Parties…

Article 200: Application Except as provided in this Agreement, this Chapter applies to any measure of a Party relating to trade, investment, and labour mobility within Canada. This Chapter does not apply to procurement by a Party of a good…

Article 300: Application This Chapter does not apply to procurement by a Party of a good or service purchased for governmental purposes, and not with a view to commercial sale or resale or for use in the production or supply…

Article 301: Right of Entry and Exit 1. This Article applies to any measure adopted or maintained by a Party relating to trade in goods, except for any technical regulation, conformity assessment procedure, standard, or sanitary or phytosanitary measure. 2.…

Article 305: Scope and Coverage This Part: applies to any measure adopted or maintained by a Party relating to service suppliers and to trade in services within Canada; and does not apply to incentives. Article 306: Formal Requirements A Party…

Article 310: Scope and Coverage Article 311 and Article 312 apply to any measure adopted or maintained by a Party relating to investors of another Party or their investments in its territory. Article 313 applies to any measure adopted or…

Article 314: Scope and Coverage Except for Article 309 and Article 704 (Residency Requirements), only the obligations in this Part apply to monopolies and government enterprises when undertaking commercial activities. For greater certainty, “commercial activities” includes procurement by a monopoly…

Article 319: Scope and Coverage This Part applies to incentives provided to any enterprise by a Party or any entity acting on behalf of the Party. The following provisions do not apply to incentives: Article 201 (Non-Discrimination); Part B; Part…

Article 400: Enhancement of Regulatory Measures Parties recognize the importance of continuing to work toward the enhancement of existing regulatory measures such as consumer and worker protection, health and safety, environmental protection, and the effectiveness of related measures. Article 401:…

Article 500: Purpose The purpose of this Chapter is to establish a transparent and efficient framework to ensure fair and open access to government procurement opportunities for all Canadian suppliers. Article 501: Application of General Rules Notwithstanding Article 200.2 (Application),…

Annex 519.1: Party-Specific Exceptions Schedule of Canada Procurement Exceptions For Canada, the following is not covered by this Chapter: A. Excluded Entities The following entities are not covered by this Chapter: Canadian Security Intelligence Service; Communications Security Establishment; Financial Transactions…