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CUSMA panel issues decision on Canada’s interpretation of dairy tariff rate quotas under Agreement

Certain supply management practices in Canada’s dairy industry violate its commitments under the new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, the...

Trade regulation in 2021: A year of evolution

In many ways, maintaining the status quo was the defining feature of the 2021 trade landscape. There was a Canadian federal election, but very little...

Is Canada rising to the challenge? Responding to calls for more effective financial crime prevention and enforcement

As we have observed in a number of our prior posts (e.g., our post illustrating Canada’s drop from the top 10 least corrupt countries in...

Canada’s budget introduces long-awaited beneficial ownership registry to combat money laundering

With increasing spotlight being shone on the prevalence of financial wrongdoing worldwide   – especially following revelations...

Federal government issues updated guidelines on national security review of foreign investments

On March 24, 2021, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry released a statement accompanying an updated version of the Guidelines on the...

United Mexican States v. Burr reinforces hesitance of Canadian courts to overturn decisions of international tribunals

In this international trade brief, we discuss the implications of United Mexican States v. Burr, 2020 ONSC 2376, a recent decision regarding an...

Impact on Canadian companies: U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Reform Establishes beneficial ownership registry and strengthens subpoenas

In the waning days of 2020, many Canadians watched the political events unfolding in the United States, including  Congress’s first and...

The post-Brexit Transitional Trade Agreement – What to expect post-CETA

In this international trade brief, we explore what parties engaging in Canada-UK trade should expect now that Brexit has officially come into force.

Competition Bureau confirms that it will not pursue no-poaching and wage-fixing agreements between competitors under the criminal provision of the Competition Act

The Competition Bureau issued a statement confirming that no-poaching, wage-fixing, or other buy-side agreements between competitors are subject to...