On August 23 and 26, 2024, Canada announced a series of measures to address the threat of increased imports of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), and steel and aluminum products and promised additional consultations on the...more
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is proposing to fundamentally change Canadian customs valuation rules in draft amendments to the Valuation for Duty Regulations, (SOR/86-792) (VFD Regulations) published on May 27,...more
After several stalled efforts in recent years (see previous Bennett Jones blog posts on Bill C-423 and Bill S-216), Parliament is poised to pass a supply chain transparency law aimed at preventing and reducing the risk of...more
2/7/2023
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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has released an updated list of trade compliance verification priorities for 2023. Verification priorities are established on an ongoing basis, and reflect the CBSA’s assessment of...more
On May 7, 2021, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) published an updated version of its policy, Memorandum D9-1-6, titled "Goods manufactured or produced wholly or in part by prison labour" (the "D-Memo"), in which the...more
On April 19, 2021, the Federal Government of Canada unveiled its first budget in two years, promising over $100 billion in new spending intended to propel Canada's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Part of the...more
4/22/2021
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On March 24, 2021, Canada imposed new economic sanctions against nine Russian government officials ("listed person(s)") implicated in what the Government of Canada believes were "gross and systematic" violations of human...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
The COVID-19 pandemic has already had, and will continue to have, far-reaching effects on international trade, and given its heavy reliance on trade, on the Canadian economy. In the three months that have followed the initial...more
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has posted an updated list of verification priorities for January 2020. Verification priorities are established throughout the year and reflect the CBSA’s assessment of non-compliance...more