Yesterday in Toronto, Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Maroš Šefčovič, and Canada's Minister for International Trade Maninder Sidhu launched negotiations for an EU-Canada Digital Trade Agreement (DTA). Building on nine years of successful implementation of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), this new deal will upgrade EU-Canada trade by making it easier and safer for businesses to trade digitally across borders and providing stronger protections for consumers online.
The launch of DTA negotiations reflects the mutual commitment to secure, open and rules-based trade, and to strengthening and diversifying trade with like-minded partners. Through this agreement, the EU and Canada aim to play a leading role in shaping high-standard international rules for digital trade.
European Commission
