When you purchase fine art in Canada, you must apply for an export permit before you will be permitted to export the artwork.

Many Canadian import businesses have implemented remote working arrangements for employees as a result of COVID-19 government directives at the federal, provincial and municipal levels.

On April 3, 2020, the CBSA published Customs Notice 20-14 "Implementation of CUSMA in which the CBSA discusses the new Certification of Origin requirements under CUSMA and the new tariff codes.

Corporations cannot act on their own. Individuals make decisions that cause the corporation to take actions.

We will be watching what else is on the horizon.

On May 26, 2016, the Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") posted "CBSA Today: Commercial News for Stakeholders: Issue 11: Spring 2016".

President Trump's administration appears sharply divided over what demands to make in the upcoming renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement ("NAFTA").

Most SMEs (and many larger companies also) have little familiarity with Canada's export controls and economics laws.

On July 19, 2019, Finance Canada announced public consultations regarding proposed changes to the Special Import Measures Regulations (aka Canada's antidumping regulations) and issued a backgrounder.

We now have official word of the provisional implementation date for the Canada-EU Comprehensive and Economic and Trade Agreement ("Canada-EU CETA") – September 21, 2017.

On June 1, 2017, the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-31) received Royal Asset in Canada's Hose of Commons.

Canadian companies must be careful to not inadvertently breach Canada's very strict sanctions against North Korea.

On February 13, 2017, Prime Minister Trudeau will travel to the United States to visit with President Trump. The most important topic for discussion is the Canada-United States relationship.

Sometimes, disputes that have arisen prior to the implementation of a free trade agreement, which are left unresolved at the time of implementation, turn into full disputes between the parties. What could those disputes be?

On May 10, 2019, the Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") posted Customs Notice 19-08 "Final Safeguard Measures on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods".

On September 12, 2016, the CBSA initiated an antidumping investigation against fabricated industrial steel components originating in or exported from China, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Spain and the United Arab Emirates.

Canada has a number of requirements mandating that certain goods have labels AND that certain information be communicated on labels and packaging.

On September 22, 2017, Canada has finally followed the United States and has imposed unilateral economic sanctions on the Maduro Regime in Venezuela.

There is a new/formalized antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) procedure in Canada for importers to ask whether the goods they wish to import are subject to AD/CVD duties.

On March 4, 2017, Global Affairs Canada announced consultations concerning a possible free trade agreement between Canada and China.