Andrew Leslie, the parliamentary secretary for Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, tabled the full text of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement after question period Wednesday. For a trade treaty like this, the government is required to table the text in the House of Commons before proceeding with ratification. That means the earliest an implementation bill could land is late March. But Parliament has a chance to debate the implementation bill and must pass it before ratification can be finalized. In addition to measures expected in the implementation bill, cabinet may have to issue other orders to change regulations to bring Canada into compliance with the new agreement.

Source: CBC News December 13, 2018 17:48 UTC