Getting Ready for CETA and CFTA: Key Procurement Compliance Issues

The Canada-European Union Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) are expected to soon come into force, which may impact your business around the world.

Please join partners from our Procurement group for a webinar to discuss key procurement compliance issues regarding CETA and CFTA.

Topics:

• What’s new in CETA and CFTA?
• Who is impacted by these new treaties?
• What are the practical implications of the new requirements?

Speakers:

• Marianne Smith, Partner, Blakes
• Judy Wilson, Partner, Blakes

Agenda:

• Webinar Presentations: 12 – 1:30 p.m. EDT

Log-in:

• Log In Details will be sent to you closer to the date of the webinar.

Mandatory Continuing Education

Ontario

This program contains 1 hour and 30 minutes of Substantive content.

Quebec

Please note that pursuant to the amendments to the Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des avocats (Regulation respecting mandatory continuing education for lawyers – available in French only) of the Barreau du Québec, which came into force on April 1, 2019, the status of “recognized provider” and the mandatory “recognition” of activities have been abolished.

Blakes will continue to provide you with a confirmation of participation for your records. As stipulated in the above-mentioned regulation, members must preserve supporting documents attesting their completion of training activities for a period of seven years beginning on April 30 following the end of the reference period during which such activities were completed.

British Columbia

This program has been accredited for 1.5 CPD Credit Hours with The Law Society of British Columbia.

New York

Blake, Cassels & Graydon (U.S.) LLP has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider of continuing legal education (CLE) in the State of New York. This seminar is appropriate for newly admitted and/or experienced attorneys and has been accredited for 1.5 hours of CLE credits.