An Act to amend the Export and Import Permits Act

Bill C-233 was a Conservative Private Member's Bill amending the Export and Import Permits Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. E-19) to strengthen federal control over the export of military, dual-use, and strategic technologies. Brought as Canadian arms exports to Saudi Arabia exceeded $4 billion since 2014 (per Global Affairs Canada data), with the General Dynamics Land Systems light-armoured-vehicle contract being the largest single arms deal in Canadian history at $14.8 billion announced 2014. The bill would have created federal authority for Parliamentary review of large arms-export deals, strengthened the Trade Controls Bureau end-use-monitoring framework, and aligned Canadian export controls with the EU Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on arms exports. Did not pass second reading.