Canada - Peru Free Trade Agreement
The Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, Labour Cooperation Agreement and Agreement on the Environment entered into force on August 1, 2009. (see News Release: Minister Day Announces Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement)
On March 26, 2009, the Government of Canada introduced legislation to implement the Canada-Peru Free Trade, Labour Cooperation and Environment Agreements in the House of Commons. The implementing legislation for the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement, Labour Cooperation Agreement, and Agreement on the Environment has been adopted by Parliament, and has received Royal Assent on June 18, 2009. (see News Release: Trade Agreement with Peru Opens Doors to Latin America)
On May 29, 2008, the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement was signed. This was the second Free Trade Agreement signed by Canada in 2008 and Canada’s fifth FTA with countries of the Americas following the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement, North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement and Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement. At the same ceremony, two parallel accords on environmental and labour cooperation were signed.
For more information on these negotiations, please see additional background information.
Bilateral Agreements
- Text of the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement
- Text of the Canada-Peru Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
- Text of the Canada-Peru Agreement on Labour Cooperation
Related Links
- An FTA with the Andean Community countries of Colombia and Peru: Qualitative Economic Analysis
- Initial Environmental Assessment Report – Canada-Andean Community Free Trade Negotiations
- Final Environment Assessment of the Canada-Colombia and Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Negotiations
- Fact Sheet - Peru
- Embassy of Canada to Peru
- Canadian Trade Commissioner Service in Peru
- Export Development Canada – Peru Profile
- Global Commerce Strategy
Contact Point
If you have questions or comments about this free trade agreement or the environmental and labour cooperation agreements, we would like to hear from you. Please contact the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade at the following address:
Trade Negotiations I Division (TPE)
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
125 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2
Fax: 613-944-0757
Email: consultations@international.gc.ca
