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On February 3, 2017, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed new Iran sanctions by listing 13 individuals and 12 entities on its list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.

In response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, on March 8, 2022, the Minister of Innovation released a Policy Statement under the Investment Canada Act ("ICA") indicating...

On April 23, 2014, an Order Amending the Export Control List (SOR/2014-90) was published in the Canada Gazette.

The federal government introduced targeted economic sanctions against the representatives of the former government of Ukraine.

On July 26, 2017, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs issued a Statement "Canada Calls on Venezuela to cancel Constituent Authority".

On April 14, 2021, the United States announced a complete withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan by August 31, 2021, ending a twenty-year presence in the country.

Canada's House of Commons has unanimously passed Bill S-226 – known as the Sergei Magnitsky law – which enables sanctions on foreign officials who violate international human rights.

On July 2, 2024, Canada will initiate a 30-day consultation period on potential policy responses to China's rapid rise as the world's largest manufacturer of electric vehicles (EVs).

On Monday, June 29, 2015, the Canadian government expanded its economic sanctions against Russia and the Crimea region of the Ukraine.

In this post we describe the sanctions recently imposed by Canada on Iranian individuals and entities following the detention and, according to the Canadian government, apparent killing of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman, in Iranian morality police custody.

The Government of Canada has launched a 45-day public consultation to gather feedback from the public and industry stakeholders on new and enhanced measures to secure Canada's economic interests.

Following swift feedback from stakeholders, the Canadian government has revised its list of retaliatory tariffs against U.S. imports, removing all fish and seafood products while adding select items in other categories. The changes highlight the fluid nature of Canada's countermeasures and underscore the importance for businesses to stay current on tariff classifications as the September 2026 implementation date approaches.

The Export Controls Division of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (ECD) has launched another consultation with industry regarding the control of encryption goods and technology for export or transfer from Canada.

Canadian producers of gypsum board filed a complaint with CBSA alleging that US exporters of gypsum board were dumping their product into western Canada and injuring production of gypsum board in Canada.

On February 2, 2011, Canada's Export Controls Division (ECD) announced the availability of a new multidestination export permit for the export or transfer of information security goods and technology to the countries of the European Union (except Cyprus) and Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland.

On November 21, 2011, Canada announced expanded sanctions against Iran under the Special Economic Measures Act (this statute has recently been used to impose sanctions on Syria).

US producers of this forestry product have petitioned the US Department of Commerce (DoC) to commence an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against imports of hardwood plywood from China.

In writing this blog post, we are not advocating filing baseless, frivolous, vexatious and retaliatory complaints against Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") officers.