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- Canada is extending non-essential travel restrictions with the United States until February 21st, 2021.
COVID-19 Commercial Update to Industry Stakeholders, February 1, 2021
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February 1: COVID-19 CBSA Commercial & Trade Update
February 1, 2021
12 trade tasks to prioritize in 2021
January 25, 2021
- The new director-general at the WTO will have a raft of challenges on their desk – here are our suggestions for one task a month to focus on this year.
- The time is ripe for a global conversation about best-practices for industrial policy and sustainable recovery from COVID-19.
Canada announces new measures to address human rights abuses in Xinjiang, China
January 15, 2021
Further and linked to new CUSMA requirements relating to Forced Labour, Canada is adopting a comprehensive approach to defending the rights of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities, by addressing the risk of forced labour from any country entering Canadian and global supply chains and protecting Canadian businesses from becoming unknowingly complicit. Global Affairs Canada has issued a press rel
EU firms refuse UK deliveries over Brexit tax changes
January 6, 2021
Some EU specialist online retailers have said they will no longer deliver to the UK because of tax changes which came into force on 1 January.
Bicycle part firm Dutch Bike Bits said from now on, it would ship to every country in the world except the UK.
"We are forced by British policy to stop dealing with British customers," it said on its website.
New year, old trade wars: lumber, dairy disputes set for arbitration
January 5, 2021
Two of the thorniest trade disputes between Canada and the U.S. — on softwood lumber and dairy — are ready for a comeback in 2021 under the new NAFTA.