Expand your business with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

Discover the benefits and opportunities of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Canada’s free trade agreement (FTA) supporting your expansion in the following 11 countries:

• Australia
• Brunei
• Chile
• Japan
• Malaysia
• Mexico
• New Zealand
• Peru
• Singapore
• Vietnam
• United Kingdom (once fully implemented)

CPTPP provides comprehensive tariff elimination across all sectors. Once fully implemented, 98% of current Canadian exports will be duty-free, making them more competitive than those without FTAs. This means you can price your goods more attractively in CPTPP markets, therefore outpacing competitors from countries without a free trade agreement in place that don’t have the same tariff benefits.

Bid on government procurement opportunities in CPTPP member countries. Thanks to this, you will be able to compete equally with domestic suppliers in CPTPP countries for covered government procurement contracts.

In many sectors, you'll operate under the same rules as domestic competitors. The CPTPP offers Canadian service suppliers improved protection, predictability, and transparency regarding barriers to trade. This includes:

• removing limits and discriminatory restrictions on the services you provide
• the form of legal entity or joint venture you can use
• the establishment of a representative office or residency requirement in a CPTPP country to do business

Temporary entry commitments make it easier for certain business people and professionals to do business within the trading bloc. This supports opportunities to connect with investors, bid on government contracts, and send your personnel to work in partner countries.

Explore essential tools to help you navigate the CPTPP and other FTAs.

• The CPTPP website offers comprehensive information on the Agreement, including chapter summaries, success stories and frequently asked questions.
• How the CPTPP can help your business grow in the Indo-Pacific explains the advantages of the Agreement to Canadian companies like yours.
• The CPTPP guides to temporary entry introduces you to common steps and resources on entering CPTPP markets temporarily for business purposes.
• The page on Claiming preferential tariff treatment under the CPTPP lists and defines the minimum data requirements needed in your certification of origin.
• The Global Bid Opportunity Finder provides global public sector bid opportunities in foreign markets.
• The Canada Tariff Finder provides information for your specific products in and countries where Canada has a free trade agreement.
• The Rules of Origin Facilitator enables you to find import duties in foreign markets, available duty savings, detailed rules of origin, and certification procedures, for your specific products.
• Search by country to explore business opportunities in CPTPP member countries.

Get a clear view of how the CPTPP can help your business grow and learn to make the most of the FTA by watching the videos below.

• How CPTPP helps your products compete in Indo-Pacific markets
• Step 1 – Identify and classify your products
• Step 2 – Find out if your products benefit from tariff reductions
• Step 3 – Make sure your products meet the rules of origin
• Step 4 – Claim tariff reductions for your product

Do you have questions about technical barriers to trade and/or a regulation under one of Canada's free trade agreements? Write to Global Affairs Canada at consultations@international.gc.ca.