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C-18 — An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Canada and Indonesia
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- Status
- Royal Assent Received
- Sponsor
- Maninder Sidhu
- Introduced
- 2025-12-11
- Session
- 45-1
What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill C-18, the Canada-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation Act, is a House Government Bill that gives legal effect to the trade agreement concluded between Canada and Indonesia. The bill passed through all stages in both the House of Commons and the Senate before receiving Royal Assent on May 6, 2026. It represents a key step in formalizing the bilateral economic relationship between the two countries.
Stage timeline
Royal assent
2026-05-06
Third reading
2026-05-05Senate
Consideration in committee
2026-04-30Senate
Second reading
2026-04-15Senate
First reading
2026-03-11Senate
Third reading
2026-03-11House
Report stage
2026-03-11House
Consideration in committee
2026-02-24House
Second reading
2026-02-02House
First reading
2025-12-11House
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