Pride month is the right time to memorialize trans-gender and non-binary gender rights into Canada's human rights laws.

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...

On June 16, 2017, President Trump gave a speech in Miami and announced he was reversing some of President Obama's Policy on Cuba.

Many Canadian companies do not know that exporters (or their freight forwarder) must complete an export declaration (Form B 13A) for any export of goods and/or technology to any country valued over at $CDN 2000 or more.

Many importers in Canada want to minimize the risk of an assessment of customs duties for getting a tariff classification incorrect.

If the Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") has made an error during a valuation verification, the importer may file a request for re-determination to appeal the assessment of duties.

While the politicians work to find a solution before Monday, Canadians are reminded that the last U.S. federal government shut down lasted 16 days and a previous shutdown lasted 27 days.

The United States withdrew from TPP in January 2017. It is expected that the signing ceremony will take place in Chile on March 8, 2018.

On May 8, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States ("U.S.") will withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ("JCPOA")...

On January 24, 2017, the Federal Court of Canada issued its judicial review decision in Daniel Turp v. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, T-462-16.

Ontario's highest court, the Ontario Court of Appeal, issued a decision on July 6, 2017 in R. v. Karigar, which takes enforcement of foreign bribery to another level in Canada.

Reports in today's press indicate that the first round of NAFTA renegotiation talks will begin on August 16, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Each country has conducted or is in the process of conducting consultations with its stakeholders.

On September 21, 2017, President Trump signed "Presidential Executive Order on Imposing Additional Sanctions with Respect to North Korea".

It looks like the Canadian International Trade Tribunal ("CITT") has not yet been selected by the Federal Government of Canada or any province or territory as the reviewing authority under Chapter Five of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement.

On June 7, 2019, Canada's Federal Court of Appeal confirmed in Chen v. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, 2019 FCA 170, that the CBSA cannot seize goods that were imported more than 6 years ago ...

A Tariff Rate Quota is an import mechanism whereby the importing country establishes a quantitative restriction as a set volume of a specified product that may be imported at a low or zero rate of duty.

Currently, European textile and apparel goods are available in Canada.

When looking at the valuation of the good to be imported into Canada, one of the most important questions that needs to be asked is whether the importer is a related person to the exporter.

The Government of Canada may pursue directors and officers of a corporation who fail to obtain the required import permits, licenses and certifications.

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.