On May 20, 2020, Prince Edward Island’s Premier, Dennis King, announced that the province will begin the approval process for seasonal residents starting on June 1, 2020. In order to be approved, seasonal residents must show that they are the owners of the residence in P.E.I., and must also guarantee that they will self-isolate for
CBSA Extends Trade Compliance Suspension Until Further Notice
On March 26, 2020, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) notified certain importers under verification that the CBSA was temporarily suspending trade compliance activities due to COVID-19 – see The CBSA Temporarily Suspends Trade Compliance Activities due to COVID-19.
On May 19, 2020, importers received an update from the CBSA informing external stakeholders that
Canada-U.S. Border to remain closed to non-essential travel until June 21, 2020
Canada has indicated that the Canada-U.S. border will remain closed to non-essential travel until June 21, 2020. “Non-essential” travel includes travel that is considered as tourism or recreational in nature.
The restrictions may be extended again. On March 21, the restrictions on essential travel across the border were implemented for a 30-day period in an
Remission Order Allows for the Relief of Customs Duty for Eligible PPE & Medical Goods
On May 6, 2020, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) published Customs Notice 20-19 to provide information for Certain Goods Remission Order (COVID-19), SOR-2020-101 (“Remission Order”) under the Customs Tariff. In order to help the fight against COVID-19, the Remission Order allows for the relief of customs duty for eligible
MSK’s COVID-19 Client Communication, Vol. 10
Please see the following as published by my law firm, MSK, on April 17, 2020:
Our COVID-19 response team is committed to providing you with the latest updates on COVID-19’s effect on various policies and laws.
Below please find our latest alerts. Feel free to read and share, and contact us if there is
Canada has published important information about the tariff classification of COVID-19 PPE
On March 30, 2020, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) published Customs Notice 20-12 “COVID-19: Tariff Classification and Other Information to Import Medical Supplies”. This is welcomed and I for one am very proud of the CBSA for releasing this information – THANK YOU!
In this extremely helpful Customs Notice, the CBSA provides their
MSK’s COVID-19 Client Communication, Vol. 4
Please see the following as published by my law firm, MSK, on March 26, 2020:
As a part of our ongoing series in keeping our clients and friends abreast of various changes to policies and laws resulting from COVID-19, please find the latest updates below.
COVID-19 Causes Coverage
The SEC announced that it is
MSK’s COVID-19 Client Communication, Vol. 3
Please see the following as published by my law firm, MSK, on March 24, 2020. The following contains articles written by me and my colleagues at my firm.
After a busy weekend of Shelter In Place orders and various other developments involving COVID-19, our latest alert below is rather lengthy and covers many different
MSK’s COVID-19 Client Communication, Vol. 2
Please see the following as published by my law firm, MSK, on March 20, 2020:
As part of our ongoing series in keeping our clients and friends abreast of various changes to policies and laws resulting from COVID-19, please find the latest updates below.
Families First
New sick and family leave policies become law
MSK’s COVID-19 Client Communication, Vol. 1
Please see the following as published by my law firm, MSK, on March 18, 2020. The following contains articles written by me and my colleagues at my firm.
As the COVID-19 crisis rapidly evolves, the health and safety of our employees, clients and our communities remain our highest priority. We wanted to share with