Canada and UAE sign trade agreement; entry into force still pending
Published by BriefDash · · Toronto
Updated · · Toronto
Canada and the United Arab Emirates signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on October 27, the Canadian PM’s office says. Mark Carney and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan also launched a strategic partnership covering trade, energy, defence and innovation. A later PMO release says entry into force is expected in 2027; the agreement is not yet in force.
Why it matters
Signature is a step toward new trade rules; it does not mean the agreement’s provisions already apply.
Update / correction · October 27, 2026 at 6:02 p.m. · Toronto
Update, October 27: Added the government’s expected 2027 entry into force from the later PMO release and updated the original-source link. This is a forecast, and the agreement is not yet in force.
Source dated · Office of the Prime Minister of Canada ↗
According to the PMO’s October 27 meeting readout and later news release; 2027 is the government’s expected entry-into-force year.
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