UK Urges Canada to Ratify Its Entry Into Pacific Trade Pact

Some Canadian farm groups oppose UK accession to CPTPP
The nations are at an impasse in bilateral free trade talks

Pigs on a farm in Ormstown, Quebec, Canada. A coalition of agriculture groups says the Pacific trade deal doesn’t do enough to ensure market access for Canadian food products. Photographer: Graham Hughes/Bloomberg

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By Brian Platt

May 23, 2024 at 6:21 PM UTC

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A British trade official called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to ratify the UK’s entry into a Pacific trade deal by the end of the year, despite opposition from some Canadian agriculture groups.

The two countries are at an impasse in their bilateral free trade talks, which may also be delaying Canadian action to help the UK join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, known by the acronym CPTPP.