January 2017

Canada

Canadian flagFlag_of_Ukraine.svgOn January 31, 2017, Bill C-31 “An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and Ukraine” will be discussed by the Standing Committee on International Trade.  Bill C-31 was introduced in the House of Commons on November 3, 2016 and received First Reading.  On December 13, 2016, Bill C-31 received

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On January 30, 2017, the Standing Committee on International Trade in Canada approved Bill C-30 “An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States and to provide for certain other measures”, which is Canada implementing legislation for the Canada-EU CETA. The next

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At the present time, Canada has two bills (one in the Senate and one Private Member’s bill) that are Magnitsky laws. Senate Bill S-226 “An Act to provide for the taking of restrictive measures in respect of foreign nationals responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights and to make related amendments to the

iStock_000019169483XSmallCanadian companies are required to comply with Canada’s economic sanctions laws – and it is not an easy task. Currently, Canada imposes multi-lateral economic sanctions pursuant to the United Nations Act against 16 countries (Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ivory Coast, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, North Korea, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South

Gavel and Scales of JusticeCanadians want read President Trump’s Executive Orders and Executive Memoranda in order to know the contents. We cannot know how the Executive Orders may affect Canadians without reading what has been written. Canadians also want to know the contents of President Trump’s Proclamations and Statements of Administration Policy.  All of these documents are available

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On January 21 2017, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency commenced a consultation regarding proposed “Food Safety for Canadians Regulations”.  The proposed Regulations is lengthy and affects imports and importers of food products.  This is not meant to suggest that imports are unfairly targeted – this is not the case.  Inter-provincial trade in food products and

Canadian flagOn January 27, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order suspending entry into the United States of persons from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan or Yemen, as immigrants and nonimmigrants,  90 days from the date of this order (excluding those foreign nationals traveling on diplomatic visas, North Atlantic Treaty Organization visas, C-2 visas for

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President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on January 27, 2017 placing a 90 day ban on entry into the United States of individuals from 7 countries – Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.  This could pose a problem for individuals in Canada who have previously been approved for the NEXUS trusted traveler

Canadian parliamentOn January 24, 2017, the Federal Court of Canada issued its judicial review decision in Daniel Turp v. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, T-462-16.  The Federal Court dismissed an application for judicial review of the decision of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to approve an export permit in respect of the export of General

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smiley-vector-illustration-puzzled_X1AqT-_LCanada continues to impose unilateral economic sanctions against Iran.  Most Canadian companies believe that the economic sanctions do not impact their business activities.  However, when I ask “Do the goods you wish to export to Iran include aluminum, stainless steel or silver?”, I see shocked faces.  The reason why this question is important is