The following was published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on January 10 and 24, 2018.
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Canada takes out insurance against NAFTA’s collapse with Pacific trade deal
By agreeing to a new Pacific trade deal, Canada’s Liberal government has taken out what it hopes is an insurance policy against the collapse of NAFTA.
NEW from Health Canada's Consumer Product Safety Program
Asbestos
The proposed Prohibition of Asbestos and Asbestos Products Regulations and the related publications were released for a 75-day public comment period ending on March 22, 2018.
Canada Gazette - Notices and Proposed Regulations
The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on January 13, 2018.
Business Barometer: Confidence among Canada’s SMEs saw little change in December
Confidence among Canada’s small and midsized business owners saw little change in December. CFIB's monthly Business Barometer Index is up only a fraction of a point to 59.7 this month from November’s 59.3. The index is finishing its year close to where it had started, but it is still well below its May 2017 peak of 66.0.