Canada Announces that “Substantive Negotiations” Completed Towards a Technology Safeguards Agreement With the United States

In Halifax today, the Canadian government announced that years long negotiations towards a Technology Safeguards Agreement with the United States, needed for the "proper handling of sensitive U.S. technology" related to space launch technology, have concluded.

The Technology Safeguards Agreement, effectively a treaty between the two countries, still needs to be ratified by both governments and signed before it comes into effect. The final review will start now in both countries. Once signed, the Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) opens the door for U.S. space launch technology related companies to do business in Canada including the ability to launch U.S. payloads from a Canadian spaceport.