January 16, 2024

CANADIAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AMENDED TO INCLUDE TRADE IN NON-MEDICAL CANNABIS AND CLARIFY INTERPRETATION OF ANNEX 309 AND CHAPTER NINE

January 16, 2024 – The Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) has undergone amendments to expand its scope to cover trade in non-medical cannabis and offer clarifications to the interpretation of Annex 309 and Chapter Nine (Party-Specific Exceptions). At the conclusion of a meeting of the Committee on Internal Trade held in December 2022, Ministers announced the successful completion of negotiations to …