The Canadian government said on Tuesday it had wrapped up free trade negotiations with Jordan, along with parallel labor and environment agreements. Reuters reported The deal will improve market access for Canadian agricultural products and industrial goods, and eliminate tariffs on the vast majority of current exports to Jordan, International Trade Minister Michael Fortier said. "This bilateral free trade agreement will open up significant opportunities for Canadian companies in this growing economy, as well as elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa," Fortier said in a statement. The agreements need to go through legal reviews before being signed. They then would go to Canada's Parliament for 21 sitting days for review and debate, after which the government would introduce draft legislation for implementation. The agreements commit the two countries to uphold international labor standards on the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining, the abolition of child labor, the elimination of compulsory labor and the elimination of discrimination.
