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Five Questions, Five Answers: Electric Mobility Canada on Its Promises for a Cleaner Economy
Five Questions, Five Answers: The Voice of Canadian Automotive Parts Manufacturers
The Great Green North: A Discussion on Canada’s Environmental Regulations
Blakes Continuity Podcast: Cutting Through the Weeds: A Look at Environmental Issues Impacting Businesses
Balado continuité – Environnement : nouveautés du régime d’autorisation québécois
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Infrastructure and Indigenous Engagement
A Way Forward: Energy Industry Ready to Fuel Canada's Recovery
Blakes Continuity Podcast: The Moving Landscape of Foreign Investments
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Employment and Labour in the Time of COVID-19
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This Week in FCPA-Episode 96, 2018 - the Opening Day edition
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On June 20, 2024, Bill C-59, the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act received royal assent. Division 8 of this legislation introduced various amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist...more
Opérant un virage important, le Canada a annoncé l’ajout de contrôles à l’exportation rigoureux relatifs à l’informatique quantique et à la technologie des semiconducteurs avancés aux termes de la Loi sur les licences...more
On July 20, 2024, an Order Amending Canada’s Export Control List (ECL) (SOR/2024-112, or the Order) came into effect. This amendment adds five new controls under Item 5506 of the ECL, extending Canada's export regulation of...more
In a significant move, Canada has announced stringent export controls on certain quantum computing and advanced semiconductor technology under the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA). Beginning on July 20, 2024, the export...more
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) automotive sector must be prepared to navigate a new set of requirements that will likely reshape supply chains, impact costs, and alter the competitive dynamics within the...more
Immerse yourself in the only comprehensive economic sanctions event of its kind in Canada, spanning two days of invaluable insights and practical knowledge. Designed to cover U.S., EU, and major global sanctions, this...more
We are pleased to announce that the 13th Annual Forum on U.S. Export & Re-Export Compliance for Canadian Operations is returning to Toronto on January 24–25, 2024! As the only comprehensive, practical event of its kind in...more
The United States has requested the establishment of a bilateral dispute settlement panel under the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA) against Mexico's Presidential Decree of February 13, 2023,2 establishing a...more
Canadian exporters in various sectors sometimes face barriers created by foreign laws, regulations or their interpretation. The vast majority of impediments take the form of product regulatory requirements such as product...more
Christy Clark worked tirelessly to create a new industry in LNG during her six-and-a-half years as Premier of British Columbia. She led the negotiations with industry, investors, Indigenous communities and the federal...more
The European Union will soon require EU importers of certain carbon-intensive products—specifically, iron and steel, aluminum, fertilizer, cement, electricity, and hydrogen—to declare greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) embedded...more
From tariffs on dairy and solar products to rules of origin for automobiles, the three parties to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) have disagreed on a variety of issues since the agreement came into force...more
On 29 March and 20 April 2023, Switzerland adopted new measures against Russia, following those recently adopted by the EU as part of a tenth sanction package. More industrial, high-tech and aviation goods are now banned for...more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations. Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
On January 11, 2023, a dispute settlement panel organized under the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement (USMCA) released its Final Report in regard to a complaint lodged by Mexico and supported by Canada that the US was...more
Introduction - Economic sanctions and anti-terrorism laws are having increasing impact on day-to-day business operations for companies in many industries and have also become an important area of diligence for equity...more
We can all agree that goods made from forced labor, indentured labor or child labor should not be introduced into the U.S. market. Indeed, U.S. law prohibits the entry of goods made from forced labor....more
Some may be familiar with Open General Licenses (OGLs) used in the United Kingdom and some other countries. They allow export of dual-use, strategic and other controlled articles to specific destinations under certain...more
Le 20 juillet 2022, la Cour d’appel de l’Alberta (la « Cour ») a rendu sa décision dans l’affaire Avmax Aircraft Leasing Inc. v. Air X Charter Limited; il s’agit de l’une des rares décisions au Canada à aborder l’application...more
On July 20, 2022, the Alberta Court of Appeal (Court) released its decision in Avmax Aircraft Leasing Inc. v. Air X Charter Limited, one of the few Canadian decisions to consider the application of the Cape Town Convention...more
Update: Health Canada’s “ Forward Regulatory Plan: 2023-2025” no longer lists some of the below initiatives, including the 2019 proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations, “Regulations amending the Food and Drug...more
Bans to Cover Luxury Goods, Commercial, Industrial, Medical and Laboratory Equipment and Materials - On Friday May 20, 2022, Canada announced amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations, which were...more
Last week, the United States continued to impose sweeping restrictive measures in response to the conflict in Ukraine, including measures targeting imports of certain Russian energy and “signature” products into the United...more
The development of hydrogen as a clean energy source is experiencing sustained global momentum and interest and is becoming an integral part of the future economic and climate change strategies for leaders across Canada....more
As we had reported in our earlier client alert and 2022 Year in Preview, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in a new wave of sanctions and export controls on Russia, including sanctions on key sectors of the Russian...more