Canada & the world

Most activity in the last two sitting weeks first.

• Banning goods from forced labour

  Bans importing goods made with forced labour and lets the government list suspected products.

  Proposed

  Introduced June 12; not debated yet

  C-35 Ban on Importing Goods Made with Forced Labour Act

• UK joins Pacific trade deal

  Updates Canadian laws to bring the United Kingdom into the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific trade agreement.

  Law since May 6

  C-13 An Act to implement the Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

• Trade agreement with Indonesia

  Brings into force an economic partnership agreement between Canada and Indonesia.

  Law since May 6

  C-18 Canada-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation Act

• Limits on trade commitments

  Prevents the Minister of Foreign Affairs from making specific international trade commitments for certain goods.

  Law since Jun 26, 2025

  C-202 An Act to amend the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act (supply management) · Private member's bill

Most of these never become law. Furthest along first.

• Expanded foreign human rights sanctions

  Expands foreign sanctions laws to cover transnational repression and denies visas to family members of sanctioned individuals.

  Almost law

  Passed the House; now in the Senate, debate there under way

  C-219 International Anti-Corruption and Human Rights Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law No. 3) · Private member's bill

• Disposing of foreign state assets

  Allows the federal cabinet to dispose of seized foreign state assets if they were taken without a court order.

  Being debated

  Passed the Senate; now in the House, waiting to be introduced

  S-214 An Act to amend the Special Economic Measures Act (disposal of foreign state assets) · Senator's bill