2020
The agreement will maintain mutual preferential access to traders of both countries Following the official signature this week of the Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) by representatives of the two countries, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-18 in…
Read MoreWTO members introduced the lowest number of “regular” trade-related measures since 2012 The World Trade Organization (WTO) published its Annual overview of trade-related developments last Friday. The report notes that WTO members introduced the lowest number of “regular” trade-related measures since 2012…
Read MoreGovernment says any duties imposed on Canadian softwood lumber by the United States are unwarranted The Government of Canada announced the filing of a request for a panel review under Chapter 10 of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) regarding U.S.…
Read MoreThe border closure does not apply to freight and to certain essential travel Canada and the United States have announced that they are extending by another month the border restrictions put in place at the end of March. Canadian and…
Read MoreThe Trade Tribunal says resumption of dumping would result in injury to Canadian industry The Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced that it continued its finding made in March 2010 (and prolonged in 2015) concerning the dumping and subsidizing of oil…
Read MoreThe 5272 form now contains a “Submit Email” button, which connects to the user’s default email program to create a new message From: Import Systems Unit / Unité des systèmes d’importati on (CFIA/ACIA) <0000000914ce9e9e-dmarc-request@WWW.AGR.GC.CA> To: AIRS-SARI@WWW.AGR.GC.CA Subject: Update of the Request…
Read MoreIPPC establishes a common approach to preventing the introduction and spread of plant pests The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is inviting stakeholders to submit comments on proposed revisions to the international standards for phytosanitary measures under the International Plant…
Read MoreThe trade tribunal will now determine whether the expiry would likely result in injury to Canadian industry In July 2020, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review of its order concerning the dumping of certain whole potatoes imported…
Read MoreThe ninth round of negotiations for an EU-Australia trade agreement was held virtually The European Commission reports that the ninth round of negotiations towards the European Union (EU) – Australia trade agreement was held virtually from 30 November to 11…
Read MoreStatistics Canada reports 32.6 million tonnes of freight in October, down 1.9% from 33.2 million tonnes in October 2019 Statistics Canada reports that the volume of rail freight carried in the country continued to recover, moving closer to pre-pandemic levels,…
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