The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, issued the following statement [on March 26]:
“Today, the London Court of International Arbitration has ruled in favour of Canada on a dispute over the termination date of export charges related to a 2011 ruling under the Softwood Lumber Agreement between Canada and the United States...
Members may be interested in two new messages on Softwood Lumber Products Export Charges that CRA made available on their website:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu/NEW-e.html
If you think the global economy is behaving unpredictably, at least there’s one thing you can always depend on: Let’s Talk Exports is the most productive hour you’ll spend to help you make sense of our current growth cycle and its impact on Canadian businesses like yours.
Members may be interested in some of the updated forms that CRA made available today on their website:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu/NEW-e.html
After extensive consultation, the Government of Canada is introducing regulatory amendments that will help Canadian icewine producers expand export markets and protect consumers from fraudulent products. Primarily, the amendments will create a new national standard for icewine.
