17. 11. 2020  More time needed in investigation of dumping of wheat gluten from six countries. Circumstances make it unusually difficult for CBSA to make a preliminary determination within ninety days

 

Due to the existence of circumstances that make it unusually difficult to make a preliminary determination regarding the dumping (or not) of wheat gluten from Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and Lithuania within the normal ninety days, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that it extended the 90-day period for making preliminary decisions, pertaining to all or part …

17. 11. 2020  End of safeguard exclusions inquiry on certain steel goods. The Tribunal determines that nothing needs to be added to the list of surtax exclusions

The Government of Canada applies, since October 2018, safeguard measures to imports of heavy plate and stainless steel wire. The subject countries are all countries except the United States, Mexico, Chile, Israel, Korea, Colombia, Honduras, Panama, Peru and all countries benefitting from the General Preferential Tariff.

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal was directed to conduct a third inquiry regarding requests …

17. 11. 2020  Tribunal maintains injury finding on steel plate from Ukraine. The Trade Tribunal says resumption of dumping would result in injury to Canadian industry

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced that it continued its finding made in February 2010 (and prolonged in 2015) concerning the dumping of certain hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate originating in or exported from Ukraine.

The Tribunal found that the dumping of the above-mentioned goods were likely to result in injury to Canadian industry.

The Canada …

11. 11. 2020  Reduced inspection frequencies for meat imported from Australia and New Zealand. CFIA says the two countries have good compliance rates for meat imported into Canada

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the following email notice concerning the inspection of imported meat shipments from Australia and New Zealand:

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Subject: Reduced inspection frequencies for meat imported from Australia and New Zealand.

Date sent: Mon, 2 Nov 2020

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has reduced the frequency …

11. 11. 2020  Canada extends restrictions for all non-U.S. travellers to November 30. Ottawa also made some adjustments to provisions allowing limited Canada-U.S. cross-border travel

 

The Government of Canada has extended the Mandatory Isolation Order and temporary travel restrictions for all non-US travellers, unless their travel is for non-discretionary reasons, to November 30, 2020.

The government also announced some practical adjustments to provisions allowing limited Canada-U.S. cross-border travel, in a few specific circumstances. Effective October 31, 2020, residents of Campobello Island, New Brunswick; Stewart, …

11. 11. 2020  New pre-boarding requirements for air travellers to Canada. Air travellers to Canada will have to submit information with an app before boarding their flight

 

The Canadian Government announced that as of November 21, 2020, air travellers whose final destination is Canada will be required to submit information electronically through ArriveCAN before they board their flight.

All travellers are required to provide specific information upon and after entry into Canada. This includes travel and contact information, quarantine plan (unless exempted under conditions set out …

11. 11. 2020  Canada’s imports and exports up slightly in September. Statistics Canada reports that both exports and imports increased by 1.5 percent

 

Statistics Canada announced that the country’s September merchandise exports rose 1.5%, led by higher exports of lumber and aircraft, while imports were also up 1.5%, mainly on higher crude oil imports.

As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world widened slightly from $3.2 billion in August to $3.3 billion in September.

September exports, at $45.5 billion, were …