In response to COVID-19, the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General announced an important procedural change for serving documents in relation to civic proceedings to the Crown and Crown-related entities. The Ontario Attorney General announced that documents for civil (non-criminal) proceedings, administrative proceedings or intended proceedings must be served by e-mail starting on March 24,
Option to Save U.S. Trump Tariffs – Use 3PL Warehouse in Canada
At midnight, the United States increased tariff rates on many goods from China from 10% to 25% (referred to as the “U.S. Trump Tariffs”). The U.S. Trump Tariffs are a form of customs duty that is payable by the importer and is passed on to U.S. consumers.
As a result of the new higher U.S.
Canada’s Sales Tax Rates as at May 1, 2019
Non-resident companies doing business in Canada who have registered for Canadian sales taxes often ask us to provide a chart that contains Canada’s sales tax rates. There isn’t a single sales tax rate for all of Canada. There are differences across the country and non-resident businesses need to ensure that they are following the sales
Canada’s Process to Ratify USMCA
Canada
On September, 2018, the United States, Canada, and Mexico announced that a new NAFTA was agreed and would be called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”) (also known as NAFTA 2.0). The text of the USMCA was posted on the United States Trade Representative website. LexSage has published an USMCA Resource Guide with USMCA Chapters,
What Is On Your NAFTA Renegotiation Wish List?
U.S.A.
President Trump has said that he wants to renegotiate NAFTA. Rather than taking a negative view of change, ask yourself “What is on my NAFTA Renegotation Wish List?”. What changes to NAFTA could benefit your business? What improvements to NAFTA can save your business money? What adjustments will improve your business’ supply chain? What
Canadian Trade Agreement: 5 Things You Should Know
On July 22, 2016, the Canadian provincial premiers and the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development announced they had entered into an “unprecedented agreement in principle”:
- Minister Bain’s Announcement
- Ontario Announcement
- Quebec’s Press Release
- Nova Scotia Announcement
- New Brunswick Announcement
- British Columbia Announcement Increasing the flow of wine among Québec, Ontario
Canada’s Fathers of Confederation Envisioned Internal Free Trade Between Provinces
Canada
On May 11, 2016, I testified before the Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, which is currently considering internal trade in Canada. My testimony is posted on the Senate website. In my opening presentation, I discussed the Comeau decision, which is one of the most interesting decisions I have read
Canadian Lawyers May Need The BC PST “Application For Clearance” Re Transactions Closing After April 1, 2013
When a business sells its assets by way for a sale in bulk (or the Bulk Sales Act applies), it does not do so in the normal course of its business. Usually, one of the preconditions to closing a transaction (one of the vendor closing documents in an asset purchase) is a certification from the
Canada Has Not Yet Ratified the ICSID Convention
Canada signed the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID) on December 15, 2006 and investors and trade lawyers have been patiently waiting ever since for the Government of Canada to ratify the ICSID . We have been waiting and waiting.
In 2008, the Government of Canada