At the December 2002 Canada-EU Summit in Ottawa, leaders issued a joint statement to design a forward-looking, wide-ranging bilateral trade and investment enhancement agreement. On 18 March 2004, at the Canada-EU Summit in Ottawa, leaders agreed to a framework for a Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement (TIEA). In December 2004 the government of Canada and the EU Commission adopted a voluntary framework for regulatory cooperation. The first round of negotiations towards the TIEA took place in Brussels in May 2005. In 2006 Canada and the EU jointly decided to pause negotiations.

On 27 April 2009, EU Member States adopted a negotiating mandate to implement a new economic free trade agreement between the EU and Canada: The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The negotiations were officially launched during the EU-Canada Summit on 6 May 2009, in Prague, Czech Republic. The first meeting for the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union was held on 10 June 2009. The first round of negotiations took place in Ottawa from 19 to 23 October 2009. On 18 January 2010, Canada and the European Union met in Brussels for the second round of negotiations. The third round of negotiations took place in Ottawa from 19-23 April 2010. The fourth was held in Brussels from 12-16 July, the fifth from 18-22 October 2010 in Ottawa, and the sixth round of negotiations took place in Brussels from 17 to 21 January 2011. Both countries held a seventh round of talks in April 2011 while the eighth round took place in during the week of 15 July 2011. The ninth round of negotiations was held in Ottawa from 17 to 21 October 2011.

On 18 October 2013, Canada and the European Union announced the conclusion of negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

On 5 August 2014, Canada and the European Union agreed upon the final text for a free trade agreement. The text has been received by the EU Member States and the Canadian provinces and territories.

The European Commission and the Canadian Government have agreed to include a new approach on investment protection and investment dispute settlement in the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The final CETA text incorporates all the main elements of the EU's new approach on investment, as outlined in the EU's TTIP proposal of November 2015 and contained in the recently concluded EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was signed in Brussels, Belgium on October 30, 2016 during the European Union-Canada Leader's Summit.

Documents relating to the negotiations of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
30 October 2016	Brussels, Belgium. Canada and EU sign trade agreement
29 February 2016	European Commission and Canada agree on new approach on investment in trade agreement
	Joint statement by European Commissioner for Trade and Canada's Minister of International Trade on Canada-EU trade agreement
05 August 2014	Canada and the European Union reach final text for free trade agreement
18 October 2013	Canada and EU conclude negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
23 November 2012	EU and Canada move towards conclusion of trade negotiations
17-21 October 2011	Ninth round of Canada-EU economic and trade negotiations
15 July 2011	Eighth round of Canada-EU economic and trade negotiations
17 January 2011	Sixth round of Canada-EU economic and trade negotiations
18 October 2010	Fifth round of Canada-EU economic and trade negotiations
20 April 2010	Third round of Canada-EU economic and trade negotiations
18 January 2010	Second round of Canada-EU economic and trade negotiations
10 June 2009	First meeting held on comprehensive economic and trade agreement
06 May 2009	Canada-EU Summit Declaration
06 May 2009	Canada and European Union launched  negotiations toward an economic partnership agreement
27 April 2009	FTA negotiations to be officially launched on May 6th, in Prague
Source: Delegation of the European Commission to Canada; Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

Documents relating to the negotiations for the Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement (TIEA)
24 November 2005	Canada-EU Videoconference Summit. Joint Statement
19 June 2005	Niagara-on-the-Lake. Joint Summit Declaration EU-Canada Summit
17 May 2005	First round of negotiations
21 December 2004	Canada-EU regulatory cooperation framework
18 March 2004	Canada-European Union Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement: Framework for the Agreement
18 March 2004	Declaration on Canada-EU Relations
03 March 2004	European Commission agrees to design of future EU-Canada Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement
28 May 2003	Progress report on the EU-Canada Trade and Investment Agreement
19 December 2002	Ottawa: Joint Statement by Canada and the European Union
Source: Delegation of the European Commission to Canada; Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

The European Parliament approved the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement on 15 February 2017. This step concluded the ratification process of the deal at the EU level. The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) entered into provisional application on September 21, 2017.

Documents related to the entry into force
21 September 2017	Canada-EU FTA (CETA) is now in provisional application
15 February 2017	European Parliament approves CETA

The first meeting of the Joint Committee established under the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive and Trade Agreement (CETA) was held in Montreal, Canada on September 26, 2018. The Committee reviewed the progress achieved since the start of provisional application on September 21, 2017, took stock of the status of the implementation of the Agreement, and discussed how CETA is creating new opportunities for both Canada and the EU. The Committee also approved three recommendations setting the stage for further work under CETA.

Documents related to Implementation of the Agreement
02 December 2022	Joint Committee Meeting on Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
25 March 2021	Second Joint Committee Meeting
	Committee on Trade and Gender:
21 September 2020	Work Plan 2020-2021 Joint Activity Report
24 October 2019	Third Meeting Report
14 June 2019	Second Meeting Report
01 April 2019	Workshop
20 February 2019	First Meeting Report
	Committee on SMEs:
27 July 2020	Joint Activity Report and Work Plan
	Committee on Trade in Goods:
11 December 2019	Video Conference. Second Meeting. Proposed Agenda Report
29 November 2018	Video Conference. First Meeting. Proposed Agenda Report
	Committee on Agriculture:
21-22 September 2020	Video Conference. Third meeting. Agenda
23 September 2019	Ottawa, Canada. Second meeting. Agenda Report
19 September 2018	Brussels, Belgium. First meeting. Agenda
	Committee on Wines and Spirits:
5-6 October 2020	Video Conference. Third meeting. Agenda
24 September 2019	Video Conference. Second meeting. Agenda Report
5 July 2018	Brussels, Belgium. First meeting. Agenda Report
	Joint Sectoral Group on Pharmaceuticals:
01 December 2020	Video Conference. Third meeting of the Joint Sectoral Group on Pharmaceuticals. Agenda
21 November 2019	Video Conference. Second meeting. Agenda Report
16 November 2018	Video Conference. First meeting. Agenda Report
	Administrative Arrangements supporting the Article 15.3 of the CETA Protocol on Pharmaceuticals (signed between EU SANTE and Health Canada on 23 May 2019): 15.3 (b) Two-Way alert Programme 15.3 (c) Contact points 15.3 (d) The Components of the Information Sharing Process 15.3 (e) Good Manufacturing Practices Compliance Programme 15.3 (f) Procedure for Evaluating New Regulatory Authorities 15.3 (g) Equivalence Maintenance Programme
	Committee on Geographical Indications:
22 October 2020	Video Conference. Third meeting. Agenda
26 November 2019	Video Conference. Second meeting. Agenda Report
17 May 2018	Video Conference. First meeting. Agenda Report
	Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures:
16-19 November 2020	Video Conference. Third meeting. Agenda
25-27 February 2019	Brussels, Belgium. Second meeting. Agenda Report
26-27 March 2018	Ottawa, Canada. First meeting. Agenda Report
	Committee on Joint Customs Cooperation
22 June 2018	Brussels, Belgium. Meeting. Agenda Joint report
	Committee on Government Procurement:
25-26 November 2020	Video Conference. Third meeting. Agenda
22 February 2019	Brussels, Belgium. Second meeting. Agenda Report
15 March 2018	Brussels, Belgium. First meeting. Agenda Report
	Committee on Services and Investment:
18 September 2018	First meeting. Agenda Joint Report
	Committee on Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications:
24 November 2020	Video Conference. Second meeting. Agenda Joint Report
16 April 2019	First meeting. Agenda Report
	Committee on Financial Services:
24-25 June 2020	Video Conference. Third meeting. Agenda Report
12 June 2019	Ottawa, Canada. Second meeting. Agenda Report
19 June 2018	Brussels, Belgium. First meeting. Agenda Report
	Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development:
10-11 December 2020	Video Conference. Third meeting. Agenda
13 November 2019	Ottawa, Canada. Second meeting. Agenda Joint Report
13 September 2018	Brussels, Belgium. First meeting. Agenda Joint Report Decision establishing the list of panellists
	Civil Society Forum:
8-9 December 2020	Video Conference. Third meeting. Agenda
12 November 2019	Ottawa, Canada. Second meeting. Agenda Joint Report
13 September 2018	Brussels, Belgium. First meeting in the margins of the Committee on Trade and Sustainable Development. Agenda
	Regulatory Cooperation Forum:
30 October 2020	Updated work plan
4 February 2020	Stakeholder debrief meeting (how to register)
3-4 February 2020	Ottawa, Canada and by video conference. Second meeting. Proposed Agenda Joint Report
Summer 2019	Updated work plan
14 December 2018	First meeting. Proposed Agenda Report List of participants
16 February 2018	First meeting. Call for proposals and results
26 September 2018	Montreal, Canada. First Meeting of the CETA Agreement Recommendation 001/2018 Recommendation 002/2018 Recommendation 003/2018
Source:: Government of Canada

• European Union (EU)
• Delegation of the European Commission to Canada
• Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada