ArticleFinal U.S. Trade Representative Chinese Ship Fees Provide Relief For Canadian ShipownersOn April 17, 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) issued its long-anticipated Notice of Action and Proposed Action...GlobalTransportBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
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ArticleAgricultural Law Netletter - 7 November 2016A Justice of the Federal Court has overturned a decision of an arbitrator appointed under s. 169.37 and 169.38 of the Canada Transportation Act.CanadaTransportMiller Thomson
ArticleGiving The Coast A Wide Berth: Federal Government Introduces Proposed Oil Tanker Moratorium ActOn May 12, 2017, the federal Minister of Transport introduced Bill C-48 into Parliament. CanadaEnvironmentMcCarthy Tétrault
ArticleBudget de 2019 : Assouplissement des restrictions imposées au commerce interprovincial de vin et de bièreCe bulletin est destiné aux personnes exerçant des activités dans l'industrie du tourisme au Canada ainsi qu'aux consommateurs de vin et de bière du Canada. CanadaInternational LawFasken (French)
ArticleHow To Register For The CARM Client Portal: A Step-by-step Guide For Carriers And Freight ForwardersIf your business moves goods across the Canadian border into Canada, registering on the CARM Client Portal is no longer optional — it's essential.CanadaTransportMiller Thomson
ArticleKey Takeaways From BLG's 37th Annual Maritime Law SeminarBLG's Shipping Group recently hosted its 37th Annual Maritime Law Seminar in Montréal, bringing together leading maritime law practitioners, industry representatives...CanadaTransportBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
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ArticleChanges to the Canadian Domain Name System: Who Controls Your Domain in Canada?*CanadaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentBlake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
ArticleThe Constitution And Airline Fuel SurchargesThe classic tension between federally regulated undertakings and provincial legislation was recently reconsidered in Unlu v. Air Canada, 2012 BCSC 60, a decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court.CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationDentons Canada LLP
ArticleIn A Welcome Sign For Major New Project Proponents, SCC Breathes New Life Into Interjurisdictional ImmunityOn May 30, 2025, the Supreme Court of Canada (the Court) in Opsis Airport Services Inc. v. Québec (Attorney General) unanimously held, in a consolidated appeal of two cases...CanadaGovernment, Public SectorOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
ArticleWrecked, Abandoned Or Hazardous Vessels Act - What Do Insurers And Risk Managers Need To Know?At least initially, compliance with the Wreck Removal Insurance regime is being enforced through an honor system.CanadaInsuranceNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
ArticleLuxury Tax Registration CanadaCanada's luxury tax was originally introduced in the 2021 Federal Budget and received Royal Assent on June 23, 2022. As part of the Canadian Government's commitment to a fair tax system...CanadaTaxCrowe
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ArticleCanada Makes Changes To Cross-border Hazardous Waste And Recycling RequirementsOn February 26, 2021, the federal government enacted the Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, ...CanadaEnvironmentMcMillan LLP
ArticleOn The Right Track: Canadian Government's Key Changes To Transportation Of Dangerous Goods RegulationsOn November 26, 2022, the Canadian government announced significant upcoming changes to its transportation of dangerous goods regulatory regime to streamline cross-border trade of dangerous goods...CanadaTransportMcMillan LLP
ArticleFederally Regulated Industries: The SCC Reaffirms And Clarifies The Interjurisdictional Immunity DoctrineThe Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recently rendered a unanimous and consequential judgment in Opsis Airport Services Inc. v. Québec (Attorney General)1 that refined the doctrine of interjurisdictional...CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
