Patent Considerations in View of the Nearshoring Trends to the Americas
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Hidden Traffic : New Human Trafficking and Child Labor Regulation in Canada with Sean Stephenson
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[Podcast] USMCA in Review, with C.J. Mahoney, Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
Episode 4 - USMCA and the trade relationship between the U.S.A, Mexico, & China
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
Blakes Continuity Podcast: What to Expect When Insolvency Crosses the Border
Infrastructure and Indigenous Engagement
A Way Forward: Energy Industry Ready to Fuel Canada's Recovery
Blakes Continuity Podcast: The Moving Landscape of Foreign Investments
Blakes Continuity Podcast: COVID-19: The Regulatory Impact on Pensions
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 April 16, 2024, Bill C-282 passed second reading in the Senate of Canada. If adopted, this legislation would restrict Canada's trade negotiators from conceding further market access for products in the dairy, poultry and...more
The European Commission recently proposed supplemental dispute resolution rules intended to facilitate small- and medium-sized enterprises' access to the investment court system envisaged in the EU's trade agreement with...more
Initiative de développement des entreprises ontariennes En 2024, la plupart des acheteurs du secteur public en Ontario seront tenues de participer à l’Initiative de développement des entreprises ontariennes (l’« Initiative...more
Building Ontario Businesses Initiative In 2024, most public buyers in Ontario will be required to implement the Building Ontario Businesses Initiative (BOBI). According to the Government of Ontario, BOBI is aimed at directing...more
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On March 31, 2023, the United Kingdom announced the conclusion of negotiations on the accession of the United Kingdom to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), representing a "first" since the...more
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The Panel Report in Canada—Dairy TRQ Allocation Measures, released on January 4, 2022, resolved the first State-to-State dispute under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement or "CUSMA" (also known as USMCA). The Report is...more
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The updated version of A Guide to Canada's Export Control List (the Guide) will come into force on July 23, 2021, replacing the previous December 2018 version of the Guide. Amendments to the Export Control List (ECL)...more
Le gouvernement du Canada a récemment lancé une consultation publique sur les négociations commerciales à venir entre le Canada et le Royaume-Uni. Les parties intéressées sont invitées à soumettre leurs commentaires sur toute...more
The Government of Canada has launched a public consultation regarding upcoming trade negotiations with the United Kingdom (UK). Interested parties are being asked to provide comments on all matters relating to Canada’s...more
Le 29 janvier 2021, le Canada et l’Union européenne (l’« UE ») ont adopté quatre décisions concernant l’établissement de l’organisme de règlement des différends entre investisseurs et États en vertu de l’Accord économique et...more
On January 29, 2021, Canada and the European Union (EU) adopted four decisions related to the investor-state dispute resolution body established under the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) which move...more
On January 29, 2021, the EU and Canada adopted four important decisions to ready the novel Investment Court System (ICS) for disputes arising under the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)...more
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has posted its updated list of verification priorities for the period commencing January 2021. Verification priorities are established throughout the year and reflect the CBSA’s...more
Canada and the United Kingdom agreed on a transitional trade continuity agreement on November 21, 2020. The full text of the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (TCA) was signed by Canada and the U.K. on...more
Le 21 novembre 2020, le Canada et le Royaume-Uni ont annoncé conjointement la conclusion d’une entente de principe relativement à l’Accord de continuité commerciale Canada-Royaume-Uni (l’« Accord de continuité »). Cet accord,...more
On November 21, 2020, Canada and the United Kingdom jointly announced that they had reached an agreement in principle on the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (Continuity Agreement). The Continuity Agreement,...more
Goods imported into Canada are generally only subject to assessment of ordinary customs duty and goods and services tax (GST) or harmonized sales tax. However, during the course of any year, certain imported goods face the...more
An introduction to the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) - Introduction - The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada that provisionally entered into force...more
Is the Court of Justice Opinion 1/17, in response to Belgium’s concerns over the compatibility of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) Tribunals and EU law, a further step towards investor-state dispute...more
Effective Monday, April 29, 2019, the Government of Canada discontinued its 25% provisional safeguard surtax imposed since October 25, 2018, on imports of concrete reinforcing bar, energy tubular products, hot-rolled sheet,...more
Without fanfare or announcement, the Government of Canada made two important amendments to the provisional surtaxes on steel products imported into Canada...more