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Apr 23, 2021

CBSA Notice to Freight Forwarders concerning Non-Compliance and Assessment of AMPS Penalties

CBSA issued a notice to advise freight forwarders who have a bonded or non-bonded carrier code issued by… Read more 

Apr 23, 2021

Modernization of Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) Proposed Amendments

Environment Canada and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) published a news release on the Governments commitment to strengthen the… Read more 

Apr 23, 2021

Excise Duty Rates Increases on Tobacco Products effective 20 April 2021.

Following the Federal Budget 2021 on April 19, 2021, the government announced increases on the excise duty rates… Read more 

Apr 21, 2021

CITT excludes product from large line pipe SIMA case

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), on April 16, 2021, issued its order regarding the interim review performed… Read more 

Apr 21, 2021

Government of Canada Initiates SIMA investigation on small power transformers

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced on April 15, 2021, that it has launched an investigation under the… Read more 

Apr 21, 2021

Certain Biological Agents now Regulated and Pathogens Requiring a Licence to Import

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Human Pathogens and… Read more 

Apr 20, 2021

CITT Notice of Expiry of Safeguard Surtax Order on heavy plate and S/S wire

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), on March 26, 2021, gave notice that the Order Imposing a Surtax… Read more 

Apr 19, 2021

GST/HST for Non-resident Vendors of Digital Products and Services Effective July 2021

The Government of Canada announced a number of proposed GST/HST tax measures in Annex 4 relating to the… Read more 

Apr 16, 2021

Cancellation of Export Permits to Turkey

Global Affairs Canada issued a statement on April 12, 2021 advising on the cancellation of export permits to… Read more 

Apr 15, 2021

Export of Vehicles to the U.K under the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (CUKTCA)

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) published a new notice Serial No.1038  which sets out the policies and practices pertaining… Read more