Canada launches consultations on free trade negotiations with Ecuador
The Government of Canada launched public consultations on a potential free trade agreement between Canada and Ecuador.
Selected Government Memorandums, Notices and Decisions
Here is a selection of relevant memorandums, notices, and decisions published this week. If you have any questions, be sure to contact your Axxess specialist.
Reminder: Blanket certificates of origin need to be renewed for 2023
Blanket certificates of origin, whether for CUSMA or for other free trade agreements, are usually set to begin on January 1 and to expire, twelve months later, on December 31.
Negative COVID-19 test requirement for travellers from China, Hong Kong or Macao
In response to the surge of COVID-19 in China the Government of Canada is putting in place certain temporary health measures for air travellers entering Canada from China.
Tribunal maintains injury finding on pup joints from China
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced that it continued its order from April 2017 concerning the dumping and subsidizing of pup joints originating in or exported from China.
Canada’s merchandise trade balance turns to a deficit in November
Statistics Canada announced that the country’s merchandise exports decreased 2.3% in November, in large part because of a decline in exports of energy products. Meanwhile, imports were down 2.1%, partly on lower imports of consumer goods.
Selected Government Memorandums, Notices and Decisions
Here is a selection of relevant memorandums, notices, and decisions published this week. If you have any questions, be sure to contact your Axxess specialist.
Renewal of Safe Food for Canadians licences
The Canadian Food Safety Agency issued the following reminder for some Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence holders who will need to take action now to ensure they renew their licence before it expires:
CBSA concludes re-investigation of values of certain line pipe from South Korea
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced it has concluded a re-investigation of the normal values and export prices of certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe (line pipe) originating in or exported from South Korea, in accordance with the Special Import Measures Act.
List of CBSA Holidays and maintenance outages for next year
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) electronic commerce systems published the list of official Holidays for the next year. They apply to all provinces except where indicated otherwise: