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No. _______________  
 
S/SECRET/1 4 
 
28 November 2023  
(23-7707) Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade in Services  
 Original: English /French  
 
NOTIFICATION FROM CANADA  PURSUANT TO  
ARTICLE XXI OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT  
ON TRADE IN SERVICES (GATS)  
 
The following notification dated 28 November 2023 , from the delegation of Canada  is being circulated 
to the Members of the Council for Trade in Services. In accordance with paragraph 3 of the 
Procedures for the Implementation of Article XXI of the General Agreement on Trade in Services 
(S/L/80 ), any Member which considers that its interests under the Agreement may be affected by 
the proposed modifications, shall communicate its claim, in writing, to the  delegation of Canada and 
at the same time notify it to all other Members through the Secretariat. Such claims of interest must 
be made no later than 45 days after the date of circulation of this notification, that is  by 
12 January  2024. 
 
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• Canada intends to modify its Schedule of Specific Commitments to incorporate new 
additional commitments in the attached draft schedule of specific commitments relating to 
services domestic regulation as set out in document INF/SDR/2 . 
 
• Canada had earlier initiated the certification of these additional commitments under the 
“Procedures for the  Certification of Rectifications or Improvements to Schedules of Specific 
Commitments” ( S/L/84 ) on 20 December 2022 ( S/C/W/398 ). In accordance with 
paragraph  4 of S/L/84 , Canada is now initiating the procedures under S/L/80 . 
 
• The additional commitments will supplement the commitments in Canada’s Schedule of 
Specific Commitments as contained in documents GATS/SC/16 ; PC/SCS/SP/1 ; S/L/34 ; 
GATS/SC/16/Suppl.2/Rev.1 ; GATS/SC/16/Suppl.3 ; GATS/SC/16/Suppl.4/Rev.1 . 
 
• In accordance with paragraph 1 of S/L/80 , Canada requests that this notification be included 
in the agenda for the next meeting of the Council for Trade in Services.  
 
• Canada intends to implement the additional commitments no earlier than three months from 
the date of this notification, in accordance with GATS Article XXI:1(b) and paragraph 1 of 
S/L/80 . 
 
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 ATTACHMENT  
 
SCHEDULE OF SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS – CANADA  
 
 
Modes of Supply: (1) Cross -border supply (2) Consumption abroad (3) Commercial presence (4) Presence of natural persons  
 
Sector or Sub -sector  Limitations on Market Access  Limitations on National 
Treatment  Additional Commitments  
ALL SECTORS INCLUDED IN 
THIS SCHEDULE    Canada undertakes as additional 
commitments the disciplines contained in 
section II of document INF/SDR/2  for all 
sectors included in this schedule, except 
financial services.  
 
Canada undertakes as additional 
commitments the disciplines contained in 
Section III of document INF/SDR/2  for 
financia l services sectors included in this 
schedule.  
 
 
  
 
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