With the ongoing recovery of the Canadian economy and expected commercial volume increases, combined with the continued surge in online purchasing, the CBSA continues to prioritize mitigating increased border wait times.
COVID-19 Commercial Update to Industry Stakeholders, June 19, 2020
If you’re a Canadian exporter, you know all about the B13A Export Declaration form. The highly detailed document has to be filled out every time your goods leave Canada.
Starting June 17, 2020, several chapters from the Terrestrial animal products and by-products Import policy framework come into effect. Some of the old policies being replaced by the new chapters will also be removed from the CFIA website. This change is not expected to impact import conditions or international trade.
The new North American trade agreement isn't even in effect yet and the Trump administration is warning Canada and Mexico they might face legal actions under the pact.
That threat came from U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer during hours of hearings Wednesday in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
Just weeks before Canada’s long-negotiated trade agreement with the U.S. and Mexico is set to take effect, there’s mounting speculation that Washington is preparing to re-introduce tariffs on Canadian aluminum in what’s likely to cause a political uproar with serious economic fallout for the domestic industry.
