Trade News

Today (June 13, 2018), the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced that final Safe Food for Canadians Regulations were published in Canada Gazette, Part II (CGII). The Safe Food for Canadians…

The Canadian government is leading a multipronged effort to enlist U.S. politicians and businesses in a fight against punitive import taxes U.S. President Donald Trump has slapped on steel and aluminum from Canada. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will use a visit to Washington this week…

The head of the U.S. Federal Reserve may be the world's most powerful central banker, but U.S. President Donald Trump has put him in an awkward position. And contrary to the president's promise to increase U.S. exports, if Fed chair Jerome Powell raises interest rates today — and markets are making…

The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on June 13, 2018. Determination of Country of Origin for the Purpose of Marking Goods (Non-NAFTA Countries) Regulations and the Determination of Country of Origin for the Purposes of Marking Goods (NAFTA Countries) Regulations —…

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who receive electronic Daily Notices and Statements of Account. Further to Bulletin TCC18-002 ‘Electronic Commerce Client Requirements Document (ECCRD) – complete package’, the format of the Daily Notice (DN) and Statement of Account (SOA) for…

Global Affairs Canada has released the Annual Report to Parliament on the Administration of the Export and Import Permits Act – 2017. The following outlines the content of the report: Key developments in 2017 Import controls Textiles and Clothing Agriculture and Dairy Products Steel Monitoring…

The Trudeau government has told President Donald Trump he needs to get rid of the punishing U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum if there is any hope of successfully renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau said…

The Canadian dollar was trading lower Monday morning after U.S. President Donald Trump continued his attacks on Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trump complained on Sunday that he had been blindsided by Trudeau's criticism of his tariff threats at a summit-ending news conference. Trump…

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on June 9, 2018. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeals: Notice No. HA-2018-007 Commencement of preliminary injury inquiry: Cold-rolled steel Finance, Dept. of Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act…

Canada’s regulatory system is smothering business in Canada, thanks to a growing mix of complex, costly and overlapping rules from all levels of government. A new report by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Death by 130,000 Cuts: Improving Canada’s Regulatory Competitiveness, calls on governments to…

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing network maintenance on Saturday, June 9th, 2018 from 3:00am until 7:00am (ET). Consequently, the following services may not be available: Automated Import…

Senate Republicans are under intense White House pressure to quash a bipartisan attempt to curtail President Donald Trump’s authority to impose tariffs on national security grounds, as he did last week when he slapped duties on steel and aluminum imports from some of the U.S.’s closest allies. Trump…

U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Canada and the European Union on Friday and said he plans to leave a meeting with leaders of the Group of Seven nations early as fears of a trade war ratcheted higher. The confrontation over U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum threatened to rupture the G7…

Small business confidence is up this month after four consecutive months of lagging results at the beginning of the year. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s Business Barometer® index has risen to 62.5 in May, nearly six points over April’s results. “The current confidence level…

In response to the illegitimate and anti-democratic presidential elections held in Venezuela on May 20, Canada announces further sanctions on key figures in the Maduro regime. Under the Special Economic Measures Act, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, [announced on May 30…