The reality is that all governments, including the Government of Canada, are considering how to make trade remedies laws a more effective tool for protecting domestic manufacturers. How can imports of steel products, aluminum extrusions, chemicals, agricultural products, consumer goods, etc. be discouraged?
On July 19, 2019, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) announced it
In June 2018, Canada implemented a company-specific normal value review process. Normal value reviews are administrative proceedings conducted by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA”) upon request by an exporter – here is the link to normal value reviews that have been conducted or that are underway. This new normal value review process is
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (also known as the “CITT”) is an independent, Canadian quasi-judicial administrative tribunal that adjudicates a variety of international trade cases and matters. The CITT is the place to go to receive a fair, timely, transparent and effective resolution of a trade-related dispute and/or government-mandated inquiry/dispute, provided that the trade-related dispute
Bill C-44 “An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2017 and other measures” (also known as “Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1”) has received Royal Assent (on June 22, 2017). The “other measures” include amendments to the Special Import Measures Act (Canada’s trade remedies law). The measures
Foreign producers and exporters who receive a de minimis dumping margin (2% or less) in a Canadian antidumping case are now being excluded from final injury orders (that is, final orders for the imposition of antidumping duties). What this means is that any foreign producer or exporter who priced at undumped levels (above domestic selling
On March 22, 2017, Canada’s Federal Government tabled the 2017 Budget. Hidden within the supplemental documents is a notice of changes to the Special Import Measures Act (“SIMA”) (Canada’s antidumping and countervailing duty law). These amendments are very important – most are intended to provide domestic producers greater protection. The changes include:
On September 10, 2015, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) released revised D-Memorandum D-14-1-8 “Re-investigation Policy – Special Import Measures Act”. In Canada, the CBSA determines normal values, export prices and subsidy rates at the time of the initial investigation. If the Canadian International Trade Tribunal issues a positive injury decision, then the final