It was Canada's first free trade agreement outside of the Western Hemisphere.
However, CIFTA does not affect certain agriculture sectors like poultry, dairy and eggs.
[2] On May 27, 2019, Bill C-85[3] went before parliament to amend CIFTA and received royal assent.
The first amendment allows certain products like textiles to undergo some levels of processing in the United States without losing their status while in transit.
[citation needed] CIFTA's main goals include: While Israel is not one of Canada's major trading partners, the Canadian government sought to put Canadian businesses on the same footing as US businesses, who were benefiting from the US-Israel Free Trade Agreement.