Canada and UAE sign comprehensive economic partnership agreement
October 28, 2026 at 04:31 PM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 7 hours
الإمارات وكندا توقعان اتفاقية الشراكة الاقتصادية الشاملة
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Canada signs trade deal with UAE in push for non-US markets
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كندا والإمارات توقعان اتفاقية شراكة اقتصادية شاملة لخفض الرسوم الجمركية
(opens the publisher’s site)Canada and the United Arab Emirates signed a comprehensive trade agreement on Tuesday to cut tariffs and expand investment between the two economies.
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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Mark Carney presided over the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on Tuesday.
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Carney's office said the agreement will reduce or eliminate tariffs on over 99 percent of current Canadian exports to the UAE and enter into force in 2027.
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Carney has pledged to double Canada's non-US trade over the next decade as US tariffs ripple through the economy.
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Two-way trade between Canada and the UAE reached 3.5 billion Canadian dollars last year, according to government data.