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Missed guidance: Canada’s new sanctions FAQs offer more questions than answers

Global Affairs Canada has quietly updated its FAQs to provide new guidance on Canada’s autonomous economic sanctions, including those related to...

Canada amends Russia sanctions to combat sanctions evasion

On February 21, 2024, Canada expanded the scope of its sanctions imposed in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, with amendments aimed in large...

Guide to Canada’s mandatory disclosure rules

Canada's mandatory disclosure rules were significantly expanded in 2023.

Public Safety releases guidance and hosts technical briefing on supply chains diligence legislation

On January 1, 2024, Canada’s Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act came into force, introducing annual reporting...

Supply chains, ‘friend-shoring’ and cooperation with allies

Canadian businesses have experienced supply chain challenges since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CRA revises and expands its guidance on mandatory disclosure rules

On November 2, 2023, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) revised and expanded its guidance on the Canadian mandatory disclosure rules. The most important...

Canadian mandatory disclosure rules update: first list of designated notifiable transactions released

First list of designated notifiable transactions under the Canadian mandatory disclosure rules published.

Addressing Canada’s housing attainability crisis

The laws of supply and demand have not been revoked: if home prices and rents are rising faster than the price of everything else, then demand for...

CPTPP panel releases decision on Canada’s practices regarding allocation of dairy tariff rate quotas under Agreement

The regulation of Canada’s dairy industry continues to be a point of contention between Canada and its trading partners. We look at the CPTPP...