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The Seaway was inaugurated sixty years ago by Queen Elizabeth II and President Eisenhower. The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation marked its 60th anniversary this week with the opening of the 2019 navigation season. The Federal Kumano served as the opening vessel, as the ship loaded with a bulk cargo of titanium chloride transited the…

Policy on export of non-compliant food. Information on the export of food that is non-compliant under the SFCR Changes to Canada’s import requirements for live Koi carp from the U.S. for aquarium and outdoor holding unit end uses Directive D-02-04: The Blueberry Certification Program and domestic phytosanitary requirements to prevent the spread of blueberry maggot…

Tribunal is seeking opinions on whether it should let the finding expire or conduct an expiry review. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s finding of May 2014 concerning the dumping of certain hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate originating in or exported from Brazil, Denmark, Indonesia, Italy, Japan and the Republic of Korea…

The trade tribunal is continuing its inquiry on injury to the domestic industry. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that it made its final determination of dumping in respect of certain nitisinone capsules from Sweden. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal is continuing its inquiry to determine if the dumping is causing injury to the…

The majority of fake goods picked up in customs examinations originate in mainland China and Hong Kong. A new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the EU’s Intellectual Property Office indicates that trade in counterfeit and pirated goods has risen steadily in the last few years – even as overall…

New Canadian rules define brokering, refine assessment criteria and raise penalties for violations. In order to join the international Arms Trade Treaty the Government of Canada enacted Bill C-47, An Act to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and the Criminal Code in December 2018. Several proposed regulations were published in the Canada Gazette…

Tribunal will now determine whether the expiry would likely result in injury to Canadian industry. On October 16, 2018, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review of its order made in November 2013 concerning the dumping and subsidizing of certain silicon metal originating in or exported from China. Following the Tribunal’s decision the…

Certain nitisinone capsules from Sweden – Notice of Final Determination Silicon metal from China. Notice of CBSA’s Expiry Review Decision Oil Country Tubular Goods and Seamless Casing. Notice of Conclusion of Normal Value and Export Price Review – HG Tubulars Canada imposes new Russia and Ukraine sanctions Textiles and Clothing Free Trade Agreement Tariff Preference…

Finding is scheduled to expire unless CBSA and Tribunal decide to maintain it. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review of its finding concerning the dumping and subsidizing of certain aluminum extrusions originating in or exported from China. The Tribunal’s finding, issued in March 2009 and renewed in 2014, imposed anti-dumping and /or…

An average of 3274 trucks cross the Peace Bridge every day, totalling almost 1.2 million a year. The Canadian government officially inaugurated this week the new and improved Intelligent Transportation System technologies at the Peace Bridge border crossing between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York. Transport Canada invested $362,482 under the National Trade Corridors…

Downward revisions are significant for Germany and Italy, as well as for the UK, Canada and Turkey. According to the latest Interim Economic Outlook from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) the global economy is slowing and major risks persist, with growth weakening much more than expected in Europe. The Organisation says vulnerabilities…

The process is set in motion when a Canadian producer submits a complaint to the CBSA. Canada, like other countries that are members of the World Trade Organization, may apply anti-dumping and/or countervailing duties to certain imported goods, under very specific circumstances. The process is set in motion, under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA),…

Notice of Initiation of Expiry Review Investigation: Certain Aluminum Extrusions from China Textiles and Clothing Free Trade Agreement Tariff Preference Level Utilization 2019 Imports – Updated Textiles and Clothing 2019 Tariff Preference Level Utilization NAFTA Exports – Updated Export of raw beef trimmings to the USA. Reporting of test results for Shiga toxin-producing E. coliI…

The Auditor General of Canada found the penalties were too low to improve compliance with trade programs. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that it will proceed to increase Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) for trade compliance in the spring of 2019. The changes will be effective April 1st. The Agency says its action follows…

Statistics Canada says exports were down 3.8% while imports rose 1.6%. Statistics Canada announced that the country’s merchandise trade deficit with the world widened from $2.0 billion in November to a record $4.6 billion in December. The Federal agency says total exports were down 3.8% to $46.3 billion. Exports of energy products fell 21.7% to…