On June 12, 2026, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-35, “An Act respecting the prohibition of the importation of goods produced by forced labour” (the “Bill”), which, if it becomes law, will establish a new enforcement framework prohibiting the importation of goods that are produced wholly or in part by forced labour. The Bill… Continue reading Canada Tables New Legislation Enhancing its Forced Labour Import Prohibitions
On March 9, 2023, the Canadian government tabled Bill C-41, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts where it also passed through First reading. Bill C-41, if passed in its current iteration, will amend the Criminal Code to create a legal regime whereby the Minister of Public… Continue reading Canada Tables New Bill to Create Authorization Regime for the…
On 7 December 2022, Canada announced the tabling of Bill C-34, An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act, also known as the National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act. These reforms are the largest updates to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) since the introduction of the national security review process in 2009. Bill C-34 is currently at first reading and may undergo… Continue reading Canada Tables New Bill to Reform Investment Canada Act
Yesterday afternoon, in an effort to further contain the spread of COVID-19, the Ontario and Quebec governments have ordered the mandatory closure of all no-essential workplaces effective as of tonight, March 24, at 11:59 p.m. In Ontario, this closure will be in effect for 14 days, with a possible extension as the situation evolves. In… Continue reading COVID-19 UPDATE: Mandatory Closure of All Non-Essential Workplaces in Certain…
On Friday 13th March 2020, the Canadian Parliament passed Bill C-100, granting royal assent to “An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States” (the “CUSMA Implementation Act”). The legislative process was completed on a highly expedited basis, much earlier than expected, before Canada’s Parliament adjourned itself for a… Continue reading Canadian Parliament Passes Legislation to Implement the CUSMA
On 4th September 2019, amendments to Canada’s Special Import Measures Regulations (SIMR) were published in the Canada Gazette. The SIMR implements Canada’s anti-dumping and countervailing (i.e., trade remedy) regime. The amendments address concerns raised by the Canadian steel industry regarding the effectiveness of the trade remedy regime in addressing related company input dumping and input cost distortions. The… Continue reading Canada Implements New Anti-Dumping Rules Targeting Related-Company Input Dumping and…
The 20 July 2019 edition of the Canada Gazette Part I (Vol. 153, No. 29) includes proposed Regulations Amending the Special Import Measures Regulations. The proposed amendments follow from recommendations of a working group comprising the Government of Canada, the Canadian steel industry, and the steel industry’s workers. The objective of the working group’s consultations was… Continue reading 15-Day Comment Period for Proposed Changes to Canada’s Trade Remedies…
On 21st June 2019, Bill C-101, An Act to amend the Customs Tariff and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, received Royal Assent and became law in Canada. It sped through the legislative process in the House of Commons and the Senate in just sixteen days, having been introduced for First Reading in the House of Commons… Continue reading Law to Suspend Canada’s WTO Obligations Concerning Safeguards Receives Royal…
On 3rd June 2019, the Department of Finance issued a news release announcing that the Government of Canada has introduced a “Notice of Ways and Means Motion that would temporarily amend the Customs Tariff to remove the two-year moratorium on the imposition of safeguard measures on imports previously subject to safeguards”. On 10th October 2018, the Government of Canada made… Continue reading The Government of Canada Introduces Legislation to Temporarily Remove the…
On Wednesday 29th May 2019, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, presented a “ways and means” motion to the House of Commons that paved the way for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to introduce Bill C-100, “An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States” (the “CUSMA Implementation Act”),… Continue reading Legislation to Implement the CUSMA / USMCA / T-MEC Introduced…
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