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Although it is not yet in force, Canada is taking steps to implement the International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea 2010, commonly termed the "HNS Convention".

The Arctic Council (consisting of Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation, Sweden and the U.S.A.) achieved a milestone in its short history on May 12, 2011.

A clean bill of lading is one that does not contain any annotations (i.e. no "clausing" or remarks) regarding the condition of the cargo to which it relates.

"Drop-shipping" is a popular online retail business model where a business does not maintain its own inventory, but instead relies on a third-party supplier to directly ship goods...

As of June 30, 2020, Canadian exporters and customs service providers will no longer be able to file paper copies of the B13A Export Declaration Form or use the CAED system to report exports...

In a closely divided 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada in Sinclair v Venezia Turismo, 2025 SCC 27 considered whether Ontario courts could assume jurisdiction over foreign defendants in a travel-related tort...

Disputes which are predominantly maritime in nature have traditionally been federally regulated under Canadian maritime law and have therefore been under the jurisdictional purview of the Federal Court.

L'intérêt renouvelé du Canada pour la défense nationale et la sécurité du Nord a mis en lumière un enjeu de longue date : la géographie. Les distances considérables...

As uncertainty surrounding Canada's relationship with its main trading partner intensifies, federal and provincial governments have turned their attention inward to the urgent need to eliminate non-tariff interprovincial trade barriers.

There is nothing like a sunny day on an Ontario lake in the summer. Unfortunately, summer days basking in the sun are sometimes interrupted when someone gets hurt on the water.

On July 1, 2023, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada (ILWU), the union that represents port workers in British Columbia, commenced strike action...

On the same day, and shortly after the release of the decision, shareholders of Kinder Morgan overwhelmingly voted to approve the sale of TMX to the Government of Canada.

The global shipping industry – much like air, road and rail transportation – is undergoing a technological revolution.

We recently commented on one of the two key bases for the Federal Court of Appeal's ruling last week that quashed the Federal Government's approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (the "TMEX")

The International Maritime Organization has adopted a groundbreaking regulatory framework for autonomous shipping that will reshape maritime operations. This analysis examines the four-tiered MASS Code system, from automated decision-support to fully autonomous vessels, and explores how Canada's existing oversight policies may inform future adoption. Critical questions remain about liability allocation, insurance coverage, and the applicability of traditional maritime law when human decision-makers are remo

On June 7, 2017, the federal government unveiled its new defence policy, outlining its plan to increase the annual defence budget by 73 per cent over the next decade, from C$18.9-billion in...

During the COVID-19 global pandemic, an important economic sanctions (and possibley export controls) issue has arisen for individuals (friends and family), companies, and non-governmental organizations.