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Jun 6, 2019

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 

May 30, 2019

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 

May 28, 2019

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 

May 24, 2019

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 

May 23, 2019

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 

May 17, 2019

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 

May 17, 2019

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 

May 16, 2019

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 

May 16, 2019

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 

May 15, 2019

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