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On June 15, 2017, the U.S. Senate voted 98-2 in favour of new sanctions against Russia in the face of express opposition from President Trump's administration.

These sanctions target Russia’s financial, energy and defence sectors and aim to limit their ability to gain access to financing.

On Friday, February 5, 2016, the Government of Canada made significant amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations and the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on Iran.

The U.K. Supreme Court recently quashed an order prohibiting Bank Mellat from operating in Britain over allegations the Bank helped finance Iran's nuclear weapons program.

We cannot cover all Canadian laws in this article.

President Trump has invoked a Depression-era trade statute to impose sweeping 50% tariffs on Canadian dairy, alcohol, and automobiles, directly challenging Canada's protectionist Supply Management system. The unprecedented use of Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 signals an aggressive push for major concessions on agricultural trade barriers as CUSMA negotiations intensify.

On September 30, 2018, Canada, Mexico, and the United States agreed to a trilateral trade agreement called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which will replace

The seizure takes place pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act.

Canada's steel product surtax regime offers remission opportunities through automatic relief orders and general remission applications...

More than 2,300 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) have been negotiated since World War II. The United Kingdom, Luxembourg and the Netherlands were leaders in this field, each negotiating over 100 BITs with developing countries.

Canadian news has recently been dominated by the possible imposition by the United States of substantial tariffs on Canadian goods.

The Canada Border Services Agency has made some significant changes to its position on the treatment of downward price adjustments in value for duty calculations.

The Canada-United States trade relationship remains a cornerstone of the Canadian economy, with recent data highlighting its critical importance. In 2023, Canada exported $592.7 billion...

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order entitled America First Trade Policy – The White House, (EO) which sets out the Administration's priorities for establishing...

Canada has imposed additional sanctions on Russia and Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine in response to Russia's attempt to annex the Ukrainian territories...

On April 19, 2024, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") published an interim final rule ("Interim Rule"), amending the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR")...

Canada has implemented another two rounds of sanctions against Russia. These latest amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations ("Russia Regulations") came into force on May 18 and May 27, 2022.

It is that time of year again - time to obtain or prepare new Certificates of Origin. A Certificate of Origin may apply to either a single importation of goods or to multiple importations of identical goods exported to a free trade partner within a 12-month period.