2021

A first round of negotiations between the two countries is anticipated to take place in late 2021 The Government of Canada announced that Canada and Indonesia will begin negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). In public consultations held…

Under CUSMA timeline the dispute settlement panel would be expected to issue a report early 2022 The Government of Canada announced it has requested a Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) dispute settlement panel to address the United States safeguard tariffs of…

 Starting July 6 quarantine requirement will be lifted for certain fully vaccinated travellers who are permitted entry The Government of Canada announced the extension of COVID-19 travel restrictions, from the United States as well as all other countries, until July…

The eleventh round of negotiations for an EU-Australia trade agreement was held virtually The European Commission reports that the eleventh round of negotiations for a comprehensive European Union (EU) – Australia trade agreement was held virtually from 1 to 11…

Provisional anti-dumping duties could soon apply to importations of these goods After conducting a preliminary injury inquiry the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) announced that it found a a reasonable indication that the dumping of certain small power transformers from…

Tribunal will first determine whether the imports are harming Canadian producers The United States and the European Union (EU) announced a cooperative framework to address the large civil aircraft disputes. The agreement moves away from past confrontation in pursuit of…

Both sides will suspend application of tariffs for a period of five years and seek to overcome their long-standing differences The United States and the European Union (EU) announced a cooperative framework to address the large civil aircraft disputes. The…

Marked improvement following a steep but brief pandemic-induced drop in the second quarter of last year According to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) latest Goods Trade Barometer Global merchandise trade is continuing to recover in 2021 following a steep but…

The country’s merchandise imports fell 4.7% in April, while exports decreased 1.0% Statistics Canada announced that the country’s merchandise imports fell 4.7% in April, while exports decreased 1.0%. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade balance went from a deficit of…

Air cargo continues to be the good news story for the air transport sector with demand up 12% in April The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its April 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that air cargo…