C-79 , 42nd Parliament, 1st session Thursday, December 3, 2015, to Wednesday, September 11, 2019
An Act to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership between Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam
Short title:
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation Act
Bill type
House Government Bill
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, October 25, 2018
Statutes of Canada 2018, c. 23
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Thursday, June 14, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, June 14, 2018 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, September 17, 2018 |
|
Tuesday, September 18, 2018 |
Sitting 320
Agreed to
(Vote 883)
|
End of stage activity
Committee report presented without an amendment, Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Thursday, September 20, 2018 |
Meeting 117 |
Tuesday, September 25, 2018 |
Meeting 118 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, October 5, 2018 |
|
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 |
Sitting 335
Agreed to
(Vote 897)
|
Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Referral to committee, Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Thursday, October 25, 2018
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Thursday, October 18, 2018 |
Meeting 114 |
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 |
Meeting 115 |
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 |
Meeting 116 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, October 25, 2018 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, October 25, 2018
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, October 25, 2018 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 881 — Tuesday, September 18, 2018
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-79, An Act to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership between Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam
- Yeas:
- 256
- Nays:
- 44
- Paired:
- 2
- Total:
- 302
Vote 882 — Tuesday, September 18, 2018
- Result:
- Negatived
2nd reading of Bill C-79, An Act to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership between Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam (reasoned amendment)
- Yeas:
- 48
- Nays:
- 242
- Paired:
- 2
- Total:
- 292
Vote 883 — Tuesday, September 18, 2018
- Result:
- Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-79, An Act to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership between Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam
- Yeas:
- 242
- Nays:
- 48
- Paired:
- 2
- Total:
- 292
Vote 893 — Wednesday, October 3, 2018
- Result:
- Agreed To
Time allocation for Bill C-79, An Act to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership between Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam
- Yeas:
- 224
- Nays:
- 40
- Paired:
- 4
- Total:
- 268
Vote 894 — Wednesday, October 3, 2018
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-79, An Act to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership between Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 42
- Nays:
- 232
- Paired:
- 4
- Total:
- 278
Vote 895 — Wednesday, October 3, 2018
- Result:
- Negatived
Bill C-79, An Act to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership between Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam (report stage amendment)
- Yeas:
- 42
- Nays:
- 232
- Paired:
- 4
- Total:
- 278
Vote 896 — Wednesday, October 3, 2018
- Result:
- Agreed To
Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-79, An Act to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership between Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam
- Yeas:
- 232
- Nays:
- 42
- Paired:
- 4
- Total:
- 278
Vote 897 — Tuesday, October 16, 2018
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-79, An Act to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership between Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam
- Yeas:
- 236
- Nays:
- 44
- Paired:
- 2
- Total:
- 282
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, September 17, 2018 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 319) | Jim Carr (Liberal) |
| Monday, September 17, 2018 | Response speech(Sitting 319) | Dean Allison (Conservative) |
| Monday, September 17, 2018 | Response speech(Sitting 319) | Tracey Ramsey (NDP) |
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 17, 2018 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 236) | Sarabjit Marwah (Independent Senators Group) |
| Wednesday, October 17, 2018 | Response speech(Sitting 236) | Larry W. Smith (Conservative) |
About
Legislative summary
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On 14 June 2018, the Minister of International Trade Diversification introduced Bill C-79, An Act to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership between Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.
Bill C-79 implements the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, done at Santiago on 8 March 2018.
The general provisions of the enactment set out rules of interpretation and specify that no recourse is to be taken on the basis of sections 9 to 13 or any order made under those sections, or on the basis of the provisions of the Agreement, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada.
Part 1 approves the Agreement, provides for the payment by Canada of its share of the expenditures associated with the operation of the institutional and administrative aspects of the Agreement and gives the Governor in Council the power to make orders in accordance with the Agreement.
Part 2 amends certain Acts to bring them into conformity with Canada’s obligations under the Agreement.
Part 3 contains coordinating amendments and the coming into force provision.
On 14 June 2018, the Minister of International Trade Diversification introduced Bill C-79, An Act to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership between Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.
Bill C-79 implements the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, done at Santiago on 8 March 2018.
The general provisions of the enactment set out rules of interpretation and specify that no recourse is to be taken on the basis of sections 9 to 13 or any order made under those sections, or on the basis of the provisions of the Agreement, without the consent of the Attorney General of Canada.
Part 1 approves the Agreement, provides for the payment by Canada of its share of the expenditures associated with the operation of the institutional and administrative aspects of the Agreement and gives the Governor in Council the power to make orders in accordance with the Agreement.
Part 2 amends certain Acts to bring them into conformity with Canada’s obligations under the Agreement.
Part 3 contains coordinating amendments and the coming into force provision.
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