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
Bill Type: House Government Bill
Bill Sponsor: Minister of International Trade
Status: Royal Assent — May 6, 2026. This Bill is now Law.
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What is this Bill For?
Bill C-13 implements the United Kingdom's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership — extending Canada's existing Pacific trade deal to include the UK. It is a technical Bill but embeds significant regulatory power in Government and maintains a two-tier system that protects some Canadian industries while exposing others to full UK competition.
WHO GAINS POWER
Government gains authority to
- amend tariff schedules through regulation with no new Legislation required for each change,
- controls the timing and scope of tariff reductions without Parliamentary debate and
- implements trade obligations unilaterally within the framework Parliament approves once.
UK exporters gain equal market access to Canada as existing CPTPP countries — Australia, Japan, Vietnam and others. Most goods enter tariff-free immediately. Some footwear faces a 20% tariff phased out over 5 years. Some vehicles and buses face a 6.1% tariff phased out over 4 years. Tobacco products and certain ships have tariffs phased out over 4 years.
Supply-managed farmers in dairy, poultry and eggs retain full protection from UK competition across 140+ tariff items marked excluded in Schedule 2. They maintain production quotas and price-setting power with no new UK competition and may receive compensation packages if any market access concessions are made.
Parliament retains a mandatory review every 3 years — committee must report within 6 months and can recommend changes based on actual impacts on jobs, farmers and consumers.
WHO LOSES POWER
Non-supply-managed Canadian producers face new UK competition with no equivalent protection and no compensation mechanism. Footwear, vehicle, tobacco and shipbuilding sectors face direct UK competition on price.
Parliament loses the ability to debate individual tariff changes — Government amends schedules by regulation with oversight limited to the 3-year review cycle after the fact.
Canadian consumers gain no access to cheaper dairy, poultry or eggs — supply management is fully protected. Whether tariff savings on UK goods reach consumers depends entirely on retailer decisions. Currency fluctuations and shipping costs may offset any savings.
WHO GAINS MONEY
UK exporters save on tariffs previously paid to enter the Canadian market. Canadian importers and retailers gain lower input costs and may increase margins or pass savings on. Canadian exporters to the UK gain reciprocal tariff-free access to 67+ million consumers. Supply-managed farmers retain high domestic prices with no new competition. Government gains political capital from trade expansion while protecting its farm base.
WHO LOSES MONEY
Canadian taxpayers fund compensation packages for supply-managed farmers if any market access concessions are made and fund administrative costs of new tariff schedules and mandatory 3-year reviews. Small Canadian manufacturers face larger UK producers entering tariff-free with greater economies of scale. Canadian consumers continue paying supply-managed prices — among the highest in the world for dairy, poultry and eggs.
THE CATCH
Bill C-13 creates a two-tier trade system — full protection for supply-managed industries, open competition for everyone else — while handing Government ongoing regulatory control over tariff schedules with no requirement to return to Parliament.
⚠️ Government Amends Tariff Schedules Without Parliamentary Debate — Parliament approves the framework once. Government can then amend tariff schedules indefinitely by regulation with no requirement to return to Parliament for each change.
⚠️ Two-Tier Protection — Supply Management Shielded, Other Industries Exposed — Supply-managed farmers retain full protection from UK competition across 140+ tariff items. Footwear, vehicle, tobacco and shipbuilding sectors face open UK competition with no equivalent shield and no compensation mechanism written into the Law.
⚠️ 3-Year Review Creates Appearance of Oversight — Government implements tariff changes between review cycles without debate. The review reports after the fact — it does not approve changes before they take effect.
⚠️ Taxpayers Fund Compensation for Farmers Who Already Benefit From Inflated Prices — If supply management concessions are triggered, compensation packages are funded by taxpayers who already pay among the highest dairy, poultry and egg prices in the world due to supply management.
⚠️ Consumer Savings Not Guaranteed — Whether tariff reductions on UK goods reach consumers depends entirely on retailer decisions. Currency fluctuations and shipping costs may offset any savings. No pass-through mechanism is written into the Law.
⚠️ Omnibus Tariff Updates Bundled Into One Vote — Amendments span the Financial Administration Act, Bank Act, Insurance Companies Act and Customs Tariff. Parliament cannot separate them — one vote covers all.