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COOL decision down to the fine points

October 18, 2015

Canada has made its final pitch to a World Trade Organization panel on the billions of dollars of damage beef and pork producers say they have suffered due to the U.S. country-of-origin labelling (COOL) program.

Now it awaits a decision on what level of retaliatory tariffs it can impose on imports of American food and consumer goods...A final decision could come by Nov. 27.

Making FTAs work: The Canada-Korea example

October 18, 2015

A year ago this month, amid much fanfare during the state visit to Ottawa by Korea’s President Park Geun-hye, Canadian and Korean governments signed the long-anticipated Canada Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA), following eight years of on-off negotiations. It came into effect on Jan. 1 of this year.

Canada to pay farmers for any losses under TPP deal, Ritz says

October 18, 2015

Canadian farmers will receive government compensation for any losses resulting from a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, the country’s agriculture minister said Wednesday in a discussion about the nation’s protected farm sectors.

CBSA Issues Revised Customs Guidance On Related Party Transactions And Value For Duty: New Opportunities And Obligations

October 18, 2015

On September 17, 2015, the Canadian Border Services Agency ("CBSA") released a revised D-Memorandum D13-4-5, "Transaction Value Method for Related Persons" (the "Memorandum"), addressing the impact of income tax transfer pricing on the value for duty to be declared on goods imported into Canada.

2015-16 CCS Course - Register now!

October 9, 2015

Le texte français suit le texte anglais

The CSCB is pleased to announce that applications for the 2015-16 CCS (Certified Customs Specialist) course are available now. 

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