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Ottawa says the WTO has already ruled several times that zeroing is inconsistent with trade rules. Canada filed an appeal on June 4 concerning the World Trade Organization (WTO) panel report in the case brought by Canada in “United States – Anti-Dumping Measures Applying Differential Pricing Methodology to Softwood Lumber from Canada”. The WTO’s Dispute…
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 imports previously subject to safeguards. These amendments will give the Government the flexibility needed to…
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. The Federal agency says total exports rose by 1.3% to $50.7 billion. Exports of metal…
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 extra controls that Mexico will have to enforce to prevent the passage on its territory…
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 year earlier. The Federal agency reports that total rail freight originating in Canada rose 0.9%…
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 No. AP-2018-004 The appeal concerns the tariff classification of the “Noble Regina Allen” mobile offshore…
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) had enforced a lockout of over 6,000 longshore workers represented by the International Longshore &…
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 both Canada and Israel having now completed their domestic ratification processes, the two countries will…
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 certain hot-rolled carbon steel plate originating in or exported from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and…
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 million project will be financed primarily through the joint investment of the three partners. The…
Read MoreOnline 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 provides guidance to industry on the use of the claims and enforces the guidelines. The…
Read MoreCanada and the U.S. would allow trade of swine and products in approved disease-free zones. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have agreed to allow safe trade to continue in the event African swine fever (ASF) is reported in either country. For business continuity, Canada and the…
Read MoreCustoms Notice 18-17 (Revised) – Provisional Safeguard Measures Imposed on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods Customs Notice 19-10 Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Summerside, Prince Edward Island) Memorandum D19-13-2 Importing and Exporting Firearms, Weapons and Devices Oil Country Tubular Goods and Seamless Casing – Shandong Molong (China). Conclusion of Normal Value Review Certain Hot-rolled Carbon…
Read MoreThe U.S. and Canada also agreed to terminate all pending litigation on the matter at the WTO. After extensive discussions about the extra duties imposed on trade in steel and aluminum by the United States and the retaliatory measures taken on certain U.S. goods by Canada, the two countries have announced that they have agreed…
Read MoreThe Tribunal is to determine if there is a domestic source of supply for targeted goods. The Government of Canada enacted final safeguards on imports of heavy plate and stainless steel wire, two of the seven categories of steel which were originally targeted by provisional safeguards. The subject countries are all countries except the United…
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