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Effective November 16, 2006, manufacturers of cosmetics that are sold in Canada must list the ingredients of their products on the product labels. This new Canadian requirement, which is similar to those in the United States and the countries of the European Union, is meant to improve public safety.

The federal government introduced two new regulations imposing an asset freeze on senior government officials and other individuals.

The Canadian Securities Administrators have issued a statement alerting market participants to economic sanctions recently imposed by the Government of Canada under amendments...

You, as a business owner, may be asking yourself whether you can terminate your contracts with businesses in sanctioned foreign countries.

On July 20, 2024, an Order Amending Canada's Export Control List (ECL) (SOR/2024-112, or the Order) came into effect. This amendment adds five new controls under Item 5506 of the ECL, extending Canada's export regulation.

Canada has imposed further sanctions and an investment ban on Russia due to its continuing invasion of Ukraine.

Master Tech filed an action in the Federal Court of Canada seeking an order allowing the machinery to be exported to Iran.

During the February 2012 state visit of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to China, the countries announced the completion of negotiations on a Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement ("FIPA").

On May 7, 2016, Global Affairs Canada (formerly known as DFATD and DFAIT) made an announcement that Canada plans to legally remove Belarus from the Area Control List.

Global Affairs Canada ("GAC") has announced that Canada has expanded its sanctions relating to Belarus, by listing an additional 31 Belarusian officials under the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations

The Canadian government has added a series of targeted economic sanctions against Zimbabwe to the restrictions imposed just two months ago.

On December 19, 2014 the Canadian Government imposed additional economic sanctions against Russia which expressly target oil exploration and production.

On June 15, 2016, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-21 "An Act to amend the Customs Act" in the House of Commons.

Canada has imposed sanctions related to Russia under the Special Economic Measures Act, the Export and Import Permits Act and the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the "Regulations").

On March 22, the federal government released its Budget for 2011 (Budget 2011).

Canada has entered into free trade agreements (and has active free trade agreements) with a number of countries, including the United States, Mexico, Israel, Chile, Jordan, Iceland, Norway...

As of July 1, 2016, Canada has removed tariffs on imports of 54 high tech goods. It has undertaken to phase out all customs duties on another 49 items over the next three years.

With all this talk about NAFTA, it is also a time for Canadian importers to review their NAFTA certificates of origin.