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Update on Modernization of the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA)
The Minister of International Trade recently welcomed the royal assent of Bill C-85: An Act to amend the… Read more
GAC Consultations on Import Tariff Rate Quota Supply Management for Dairy, Poultry and Egg Products
Over the past three years, Canada has implemented, or agreed to implement, various new tariff rate quotas (TRQs)… Read more
Organic Products – What you Need to Know and Updates
Under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR), any food, seed, or animal feed that is labelled organic… Read more
Vancouver Port labor action beginning May 27
On Thursday, May 23, 2019, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union served official notice to GCT Global Container… Read more
Elimination of Countermeasure Tariffs on U.S Steel and Aluminum and US Origin Goods
The Department of Finance issued a notice announcing that Canada has eliminated the countermeasure against the US steel… Read more
Section 232 Update: Agreement reached to lift steel and aluminum tariffs and corresponding surtaxes
Last week, the governments of Canada, the United States and Mexico reached an agreement on the removal of… Read more
WhatsApp hack may compromise carrier data
A cybersecurity breach in Facebook’s messaging app, WhatsApp, has left users vulnerable to malicious spyware installed on their… Read more
Transfer of U.S. border officers from Canadian to Mexican border likely to cause delays
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has announced the transfer of 731 of its agents from… Read more
Consultations Comprehensive Review of Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Administration
Global Affairs Canada (GAC) would like to inform you of the official launch of its public stakeholder consultation… Read more
Regulatory Changes to Canada’s Compositional Standard for Beer
Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a notice to industry on the changes to modernize Canada’s beer compositional standards.… Read more