A landmark 11-country deal that will slash tariffs across much of the Asia-Pacific will come into force at the end of December after Australia became the sixth country to ratify the agreement, four days after Canada formally approved it.
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Canada Border Services Agency moves to 'substantially' increase deportations
November 14, 2018
Canada's border agency is stepping up efforts to deport failed refugee claimants and other foreign nationals not welcome in this country, setting a goal of dramatically increasing deportation numbers by up to 35 per cent...
CBSA confirmed it has set a national goal of 10,000 removals a year...
Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) - New and updated guidance documents
November 14, 2018
The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) will come into force on January 15, 2019. To help businesses prepare for the new consolidated regulations, the CFIA will continue to publish new and updated guidance documents on a regular basis.
Canada open to more China trade now that USMCA is done, Trudeau says
November 7, 2018
Canada is open to doing more business with China now that a trading agreement with the United States and Mexico has been finalized, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
"Obviously, China is the world's second-largest economy and growing, and will remain an important place to do business and to look for opportunity," Trudeau told the Fortune Global Forum in Toronto on Monday.
No chance Congress will vote on USMCA this year, Mitch McConnell says
November 7, 2018
The free trade deal between Canada, the United States and Mexico that leaders from all three countries agreed to in principle recently is a ways away from becoming law, as the man in charge of the U.S. Senate says there's no chance lawmakers will vote on the pact before next year.