2019
Online public consultation seeks to gauge Canadians’ support for proposed changes. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is consulting with Canadians on proposed changes to the guidelines for “Product of Canada” and “Made in Canada” food labelling claims. The CFIA…
Read MorePort Authority signs a long-term commercial agreement with Hutchison Ports and CN. The Québec Port Authority (QPA) announced the signing of a long-term commercial agreement with Hutchison Ports and CN to build and operate a new container terminal. The $775…
Read MoreTribunal will now determine whether the expiry would likely result in injury to Canadian industry. On December 27, 2018, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review of its order made on January 7, 2014 concerning the dumping of…
Read MoreThe two countries will now proceed to establish a date for the entry into force. The Act to amend the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act and to make related amendments to other Acts (Bill C-85) received Royal Assent this week. With…
Read MoreLess than three hours after it began, a lockout affecting longshore workers in B.C. has ended. Less than three hours after it began, a lockout affecting thousands of longshore workers in B.C. has ended. The BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA)…
Read MoreCustoms Notice 19-11 Removal of the Interim Highway Process for in-bond Shipments Textiles and Clothing Free Trade Agreement Tariff Preference Level Utilization 2019 Imports – Updated Textiles and Clothing 2019 Tariff Preference Level Utilization NAFTA Exports – Updated CITT Appeal…
Read MoreFreight originating in Canada rose 0.9% while freight received from the United States dropped 20.7%. Statistics Canada announced that the country’s railways carried a total of 31.5 million tonnes of freight in March, down 1.5% from the same month a…
Read MoreDuty could climb to 25% until President Trump is satisfied of Mexican measures to stop illegal immigration into U.S. PLEASE NOTE: Mexico and the United States reached an agreement at the end of the day on June 7 regarding the…
Read MoreStatistics Canada says exports rose 1.3% while imports decreased by 1.4%. Statistics Canada announced that the country’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $2.3 billion in March to $966 million in April, the lowest deficit since October 2018.…
Read MoreAmendment will allow the imposition of safeguards on imports which were recently subject to safeguards. The Government of Canada announced that it will temporarily amend the Customs Tariff to remove the two-year moratorium on the imposition of safeguard measures on…
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