On 4 May 2023, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) initiated a re-investigation (CSWP2 2023 RI) to update the normal values and export prices of certain carbon steel welded pipe (“subject goods”) originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei, India, Oman, South Korea, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates as well as the amounts of… Continue reading Carbon Steel Welded Pipe Subject to CBSA Normal Value and…
On June 27, 2022, Canada announced a new round of sanctions against Russia and Belarus and against Ukrainian individuals imposed under the Special Economic Measures Act by way of amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (“Russia Regulations”), the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations (“Belarus Regulations”), and the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations (“Ukraine Regulations”). Russia Regulations The new Russian sanctions prohibit the trade with Russia of certain… Continue reading Canada’s Latest Sanctions Against Russia, Belarus, Ukranian Individuals
On June 6, 2022, Canada announced a new round of sanctions against Russia imposed under the Special Economic Measures Act by way of amendment to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (“Russia Regulations”). The June 6, 2022 amendments to the Russia Regulations “impose a ban on the export of 28 services vital for the operation of the oil, gas and chemical industries, including… Continue reading Canada Expands Sanctions Against Russia to Include the Provision of…
On 25 May 2022, the United States invoked the dispute settlement procedures of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) by requesting consultations concerning Canada’s dairy product tariff-rate quota (TRQ) allocation practices. Earlier this month, New Zealand challenged similar allocation practices under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) (see Daring to Challenge Dairy: New Zealand Challenges Canada’s Implementation of… Continue reading Spilling More Milk: Canada’s Dairy Quota Allocation Practices Under Siege…
The first dispute has been initiated under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). On 12 May 2022, New Zealand requested consultations concerning Canada’s implementation of its obligations regarding tariff rate quotas (TRQs). Rather than the high tariffs otherwise applicable to dairy imports, the TRQs provide duty-free access for specified annual quantities of the following dairy products:… Continue reading Daring to challenge Dairy: New Zealand challenges Canada’s implementation of…
As a result of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Canada imposed additional sanctions as against Russia and Ukraine on February 24 and 28, 2022. These sanctions are enacted under the Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (“Russia Regulations”) and Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations (“Ukraine Regulations”). As a result of these… Continue reading Canada Imposes Additional Sanctions Against Russia and Ukraine
On 2 December 2021, Canada levied a new round of economic sanctions against Belarus. Canada and its allies have implemented several rounds of increasingly restrictive economic sanctions against Belarus since August 2020. Canada first sanctioned Belarus in August 2020 as a result of the Presidential election of that month, which was widely regarded as unfree, unfair, and illegitimate. This… Continue reading Canada Announces New Round of Sanctions on Belarus
Recently, the Canadian Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) reported that for the first time it seized goods imported on the suspicion that the goods were “mined, manufactured or produced wholly or in part by forced labour.” The suspected goods in question were women’s and children’s clothes being imported from China. In January 2021, Canada, acting in… Continue reading SEIZING THE MOMENT: CBSA Seizes a Shipment of Goods from…
The Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melanie Joly announced that on November 15, 2021, Canada imposed sanctions against an additional 11 individuals under the Special Economic Measures (Nicaragua) Regulations.The sanctions have been placed in response to ongoing human rights violations in Nicaragua. This is the third in a series of sanctions that were previously imposed by Canada… Continue reading Third Time’s the Charm – Canada Imposes Third Round of…
On June 30, 2021, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) launched its investigation under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) into the alleged injurious dumping imports into Canada of certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) originating in or exported from the United Mexican States (Mexico). The complaint with CBSA was filed by EVRAZ Inc. NA Canada (Regina, Saskatchewan), and… Continue reading UNDER THE PUMP – CBSA & Tribunal Initiate Inquiry on…
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