If you roll down your window and a CBSA officer smells cannabis, you will likely be sent to the Secondary Inspection Area.

At the present time, Canada has two bills that are Magnitsky laws.

On June 6, 2016, Cornwall Newswatch reported that on May 21, 2016 the Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") seized $USD 129,000 at the Cornwall border crossing.

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

On June 29, 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Obama and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto issues a Statement entitled "Economic Prosperity – Trade and Competitiveness."

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

The stated reason for the delay is October 1, 2019 is the 70th Anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

While the underlying activity of selling controlled goods or dealing with designated persons is illegal (under Canadian export laws) without an export permit/ministerial authorization, a secondary issue is enforcement.

On March 14, 2017, the Ukrainian Parliament voted to ratify the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement. Ukraine is ready to ratify the Canada-Ukraine FTA.

On September 14, 2017, the Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") issued Customs Notice 17-30 "Implementation of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement"...

On September 21, 2017, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement entered into effect provisionally. Importantly, the customs duty reductions and eliminations took effect today.

I am often asked why export controls and economic sanctions are important. If you export a controlled good or export goods to a sanctioned country, your company could become front page news.

We have worked on a number of NEXUS requests for review (that is appeals) in 2017. We have seen many NEXUS card confiscations and the number of appeals we file increased in 2017 over 2016 (and we filed more appeals in 2016 than in 2015 - there is an upward trend).

The requirement to report is based upon the Controlled Goods Registration.

If you roll down your window and a CBSA officer smells cannabis, you will likely be sent to the Secondary Inspection Area.

On April 8, 2019, Canada's International Trade Diversification Minister finally announced the appointment of Ms. Sheri Meyerhoffer as Canada's first Ombudsman for Responsible Enterprise ("CORE").

The remission order/order in council does not yet appear to have been published in the Canada Gazette.

The due diligence checklist should also include questions about Controlled Goods registrations so that the reporting requirement is included on the closing checklist.

The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA or USMCA) will introduce new and complex requirements for the automotive industry.

This particular case was decided the way it was because Mr. Sharanek did not do enough.