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Canada-EU Digital Trade Agreement
Concluded Agreement · negotiations concluded (political conclusion)
Summary
- First Canadian agreement devoted solely to digital trade; complements CETA.
- Covers trusted cross-border data flows, e-contracts/e-signatures/e-invoices, software and digital products, spam and consumer protection.
- Negotiations launched at the 5th CETA Joint Committee, 5 Mar 2026 (Toronto).
- Next steps (EU): legal scrubbing, translation, then proposal to the Council and European Parliament for signature and conclusion; Canada follows its own procedures.
- Quoted: Maninder Sidhu — Canadian digitally deliverable services exports to the EU ≈ $15B (2024).
Related events
Sources
- DG TRADE – EU and Canada conclude negotiations on a Digital Trade Agreement (30 Oct 2026)
- DG TRADE – EU-Canada agreements
- DG TRADE – EU-Canada agreements: documents (DTA round reports & EU textual proposals)
- European Commission – Launch of EU-Canada DTA negotiations (IP/26/553, 5 Mar 2026)
- Global Affairs Canada – Minister Sidhu concludes CETA meeting in Toronto (Mar 2026)
- PMO – Canada and the EU announce new Alliance for the Future (news release, 30 Oct 2026)
- PMO – Backgrounder: Alliance for the Future deliverables (30 Oct 2026)