Ukraine expects to complete the necessary procedures for signing an agreement on the free trade area (FTA) with Canada in the summer of 2016, Canada's Ambassador to Ukraine Roman Waschuk said in Kyiv on Tuesday.

"We hope to do it this summer," he said.

According to Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade - Trade Representative of Ukraine Natalia Mykolska the agreement has been initialed and is currently undergoing legal proofreading and translation into three official languages.

As reported, Ukraine and Canada signed an agreement on the completion of negotiations on the free trade area between the two countries in July 2015.