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Oct 4, 2024

U.S. East and Gulf ports strike has come to an end (temporarily)

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) workers union and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) have reached a tentative agreement… Read more 

Oct 1, 2024

Eastern U.S. and Gulf Ports shut down due to strike

Dockworkers on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts began strike action at 12:01 a.m. ET on October 1st.… Read more 

Sep 28, 2024

Port of Montreal dockworkers serve 72-hour strike notice

The union representing longshore workers at the Port of Montreal (syndicat des débardeurs) issued a 72-hour notice on… Read more 

Sep 4, 2020

REACH Compliance: Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals

The registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals (REACH) relates to all chemical substances, not just those included… Read more 

May 8, 2020

CBSA information for importers, and what you need to know about CUSMA

The trade agreement, dubbed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in the U.S., officially known as the Canada-United States-Mexico… Read more 

Nov 26, 2019

CN Rail and Teamsters reach tentative agreement

November 26, 2019 – The Canadian National Railway Company (CN Rail) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC)… Read more 

Sep 11, 2019

U.S. plans to increase tariffs on certain Chinese imports to 30%

September 9, 2019 – On September 1, 2019, the U.S. followed through with plans to enact tariffs on roughly… Read more 

Sep 4, 2019

New aluminum import monitoring program under Global Affairs Canada

September 4, 2019 – Global Affairs Canada (GAC) recently issued a Notice to importers, advising of a new aluminum import… Read more 

Jul 30, 2019

Further Measures Announced by Government for Steel Industry on the Safeguard Surtax.

The Department of Finance Canada has announced further measures to protect Canadian steel workers and industry. These measures affect… Read more 

Jul 24, 2019

Government of Canada Consultations on Canadian Regulatory Modernization Initiative

The Government of Canada is looking for feedback and comments on its initiatives to modernize the Canadian Regulatory… Read more