In our last
international trade brief, we discussed the implementation of
the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific
Partnership (CPTPP) as between Canada and several other
countries. In this international trade brief, we explain the
implications of the CPTPP's implementation in Vietnam,
Canada's largest trading partner in the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region since 2015.
On January 14, 2019, the Comprehensive and Progressive
Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) was
implemented in Vietnam, following the December 30, 2018
implementation by Canada, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, Japan and
Singapore, as discussed in
our earlier international trade brief. This occurred in advance
of the inaugural meeting of the CPTPP Commission held in Japan on
January 19, 2019.
