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There are many other Canadian regulatory issues depending on the goods in question.

United States Customs and Border Protection ("USCBP") recently announced on its website that, sometime during September 2014, it would begin optimizing processing for first-time Canadian TN and L-1 applicants seeking entry into the United States under the North American Free Trade Agreement (the "NAFTA").

Canadian companies that have commercial contracts with Russian entities now face immediate legal and reputational risks arising from the invasion of Ukraine and...

There are serious ramifications for not making sure that what you are importing is legal to import.

On September 29, 2020, the Canadian Government announced the imposition of sanctions on various officials of the government of Belarus (the "Belarus Sanctions") effective immediately.

This bulletin highlights the obligations resulting from these recent measures that are of particular importance to businesses and importers.

Countless Canadians enter the U.S. to work every year. For Canadian companies with U.S. operations, U.S. "L status" allows Canadians to work in the U.S. as executive, managerial or...

As we have previously written about here, there is suggestion that Ontario's electricity export tax (the "export tax") may lack constitutional authority to be imposed as a retaliatory measure to the United States' ("US").

Canadian agricultural exporters navigate shifting tariff landscapes as China partially suspends retaliatory measures on canola and pulses, India reinstates duties on yellow peas, and U.S. trade policy continues to evolve under CUSMA. Saskatchewan introduces workforce support funding to help businesses adapt to tariff-driven market disruptions.

The short answer is yes, it is possible to get a refund of steel safegaurd duties collected by the Government of Canada.

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) has issued new guidance on the deemed ownership rules under Canada’s sanctions laws. These rules establish circumstances in which a company that is not sanctioned is deemed to be controlled by a sanctioned person, such that the company's property is treated as the property of the sanctioned person and subject to a dealings prohibition.

On June 21, 2019, the Special Economic Measures (Nicaragua) Regulations were published in the Canada Gazette.

The United States Trade Representative has found that Canada and 59 other trading partners have failed to effectively enforce bans on forced labour imports, proposing additional tariffs of 10-12.5% on goods from these countries. While goods qualifying under CUSMA rules of origin would be exempt, Canada faces pressure to strengthen its enforcement regime despite existing prohibitions and transparency legislation.

All governments, including the Government of Canada, are considering how to make trade remedies laws a more effective tool for protecting domestic manufacturers.

In coordination with the United States and the United Nations, and in light of recent developments in Nicaragua, Venezuela, Yemen and Ukraine, Canada recently amended its sanctions related to these countries.

On February 5, 2016, the Government of Canada amended its economic sanctions on Iran to significantly ease restrictions on doing business.

In this post we discuss disclosure obligations under Canadian economic sanctions and anti-terrorism laws, including in respect of financial services providers.