C-13 (45-1) - 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
Chamber
commons
Stage
3rd Reading
Introduced
Oct 21, 2025
Progress
This bill formally adds the United Kingdom to the Canada-led Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement by updating Canadian laws.
Key Changes
- Creates a new 'Comprehensive and Progressive United Kingdom Tariff' (CPUKT) with phased reductions to zero for most goods imported from the UK
- Updates the definition of the CPTPP Agreement in Canadian law to include accession protocols, starting with the UK's
- Amends the Bank Act and related financial laws so UK-based banks and financial entities qualify as 'regulated foreign entities' under Canadian trade agreement rules
- Excludes certain supply-managed goods (dairy, poultry, eggs) and other sensitive tariff items from receiving the new UK preferential tariff
- Gives the Governor in Council (Cabinet) the power to extend CPUKT tariff benefits to goods from other CPTPP countries by order
- Repeals a spent provision in the original CPTPP Implementation Act and updates its schedules to reflect the UK's accession
Gotchas
- A large list of tariff items — including dairy, poultry, eggs, and certain processed foods — are explicitly excluded (marked N/A) from the new UK preferential tariff, protecting Canada's supply-managed agricultural sectors
- The bill does not take effect immediately; it comes into force on a date set by Cabinet order, meaning the actual start date is not fixed in the legislation itself
- Some tariff reductions are staged over multiple years (e.g., X78 staging reaches Free by 2028, X79 by 2029), so the full trade benefits are not immediate
- The Governor in Council can amend the tariff schedule and extend CPUKT benefits retroactively, but not to any period before the agreement is in force between Canada and the UK
- The Channel Islands and Isle of Man — British Crown dependencies, not part of the UK itself — are also added to the list of territories eligible for the CPUKT tariff treatment
Who's Affected
- Canadian importers and businesses that buy goods from the United Kingdom
- Canadian exporters selling goods to the UK under CPTPP rules
- UK-based banks, insurance companies, and financial institutions operating in Canada
- Canadian farmers and producers in supply-managed sectors (dairy, poultry, eggs), who are shielded from new UK competition
- Consumers who may see price changes on UK-origin goods as tariffs are phased out
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Gotchas
- A large list of tariff items — including dairy, poultry, eggs, and certain processed foods — are explicitly excluded (marked N/A) from the new UK preferential tariff, protecting Canada's supply-managed agricultural sectors
- The bill does not take effect immediately; it comes into force on a date set by Cabinet order, meaning the actual start date is not fixed in the legislation itself
- Some tariff reductions are staged over multiple years (e.g., X78 staging reaches Free by 2028, X79 by 2029), so the full trade benefits are not immediate
- The Governor in Council can amend the tariff schedule and extend CPUKT benefits retroactively, but not to any period before the agreement is in force between Canada and the UK
- The Channel Islands and Isle of Man — British Crown dependencies, not part of the UK itself — are also added to the list of territories eligible for the CPUKT tariff treatment
Summary
Bill C-13 implements the protocol that allows the United Kingdom to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a major trade deal originally signed in 2018 among 11 countries including Canada, Japan, Australia, and others. The UK signed its accession protocol in July 2023, and this bill updates Canadian federal laws to reflect the UK's membership. The bill creates a new preferential tariff category called the 'Comprehensive and Progressive United Kingdom Tariff' (CPUKT), which will gradually reduce or eliminate customs duties on most goods imported from the UK. Most goods will eventually be duty-free, though some sensitive categories — like dairy, poultry, and eggs — are excluded from receiving preferential tariff treatment. Beyond tariffs, the bill also updates the Bank Act, Insurance Companies Act, Trust and Loan Companies Act, and other financial legislation to recognize the UK as a country covered by Canada's trade agreement obligations. This affects how UK-based financial institutions can operate in Canada.
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