Canada’s export controls go beyond dual-use goods, chemicals, defence and military items, and other goods on the Export Control List. Canada imposes export controls under a variety of statutes and regulations. For example, Canada controls exports of cannabis, cultural property, hazardous waste, hazardous recyclable and scrap materials, rough diamond, human pathogens, honey, maple syrup,
Many Canadian companies do not know that exporters (or their freight forwarder) must complete an export declaration (Form B 13A) for any export of goods and/or technology to any country (except the United States & Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands) valued over at $CDN 2000 or more (subject to regulated exceptions).
In the span of the last 18 months, the topic of corporate compliance programs has gotten considerable attention from the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and now finally, DOJ has published significant details about how it is likely to measure the sufficiency of any company’s compliance program.
First, some background. In September 2015, the Yates memo
On August 19, 2016, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) posted on its web-site a “Checklist for Exporting Commercial Goods from Canada”. On January 25, 2016 (updated August 19, 2016), the CBSA also published a “Step-by-Step Guide to Exporting Commercial Goods from Canada“.
The first thing is that exporters must know is
On June 15, 2016, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-21 “An Act to amend the Customs Act” in the House of Commons. The amendments to the Customs Act focus on exports of people and goods. Many of the amendments deal with the gathering of information about the export of goods and people. However, one
In earlier editions of this blog, we first summarized the new law and then addressed the intellectual property rights changes it contained. Now, we turn to the export focused provisions in the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (“TFTEA”). Mainly those export provisions have to do with information collection for targeting. However, new initiatives for
On January 5, 2016, Canada’s Trade Minister, Chrystia Freeland, announced a new program (CanExport) to increase the competitiveness of Canadian companies. CanExport will make available up to $50 million over five years in direct financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada seeking to develop new export opportunities, particularly in high-growth priority markets
The Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) may seize your cash if you are carrying financial instruments over $Canadian 10,000 and fail to declare the financial instruments when you enter Canada or leave Canada. When arriving in Canada by air, all passengers complete the E311 form – Declaration Card. One of the questions on the
The Government of Canada (in particular Global Affairs Canada) may pursue directors and officers of a corporation who fail to obtain the required export permits, licenses and certifications. Corporations cannot act on their own. Individuals make decisions that cause the corporation to take actions. With respect to exports, individuals take the steps that cause the
On November 16, 2015, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) issued Customs Notice 15-035 “Voluntary Disclosure of Unreported Goods Transiting Through the United States to a Subsequent Country” is which it starts by stating “It has come to the CBSA’s attention that a large number of businesses have been exporting goods to Mexico and other