Ontario is merging the Ontario retail sales tax ("ORST") with Canada's federal goods and services tax (GST) on July 1, 2010, creating the harmonized sales tax (OHST). Many service providers in Ontario (such as lawyers and...
On February 1, 2010, Vietnam filed its first dispute with the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) in respect of United States' antidumping measures against certain frozen and canned warmwater shrimp....
On February 4, 2010, China announced its preliminary determination of dumping in respect of chicken products from the United States. China launched the dumping investigation in September 2009 after the United States imposed...
On February 5, 2010, Canada’s Minister of International Trade (Peter Van Loan) and the United States Trade Representative (Ron Kirk) issued a joint statement on Canada-United States government procurement. This tentative...
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said on February 4, 2010 that "the United States is committed to a rules-based trading system where the American people - and the Congress - can feel confident that when we sign an agreement...
Yemen has announced that on February 3, 2010, Canada and Yemen signed a bilateral agreement relating to Yemen's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The agreement follows a meeting at the WTO of WTO Members relating...
On February 4, 2010 China filed a Request for Consultations with the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) regarding the continuation of 16% antidumping duties on footwear by the European Union. This is not...
We are happy to provide a guest post by Henry J. Chang - my "go to" Canadian immigration lawyer called in both Ontario and California;
As the 2010 Vancouver Olympics will begin on February 12, 2010, it is important to...
Representative Bruce Braley, D- Iowa has sponsored HR 4512 in the United States House of Representatives, legislation that ultimately requires country of origin labelling on fuel.
Section 3 of the "Country-of-Origin Labeling...
On December 31, 2009, the Ontario Court of Justice issued a decision in Conservative Fund Canada v. The Chief Electoral Officer. The case is unusual because the Chief Electoral Officer is refusing to accept revised filings by...
In Davos on January 28, 2010, Canada's Prime Minister Harper used the term "enlightened sovereignty" in a speech. He stated:
“But ladies and gentlemen, in that brief parting of the veil, I saw world leadership at its best, a...
The National Post contains a great post by Terence Corcoran entitled "The loopy Obama-Sarkozy axis of trade". He is right on point. Corcoran observes "on trade issues that [Obama and Sarkozy] promoted ideas that...
The Ottawa Citizen newspaper published an article written by David Pugliese on January 25, 2010 entitled "Navy says no to buying American U.S. restrictions on technology can lead to delays". This article contains great reporting...
Thomas R. Fox (twitter - @tfoxlaw) sends Trade Lawyers Blog the following post that we are pleased to share:
In his excellent FCPA Blog, Richard Cassin has written about an effective compliance program. He notes that the purpose...
Renting storage space in an Ontario warehouse may be considered to be a nexus for Ontario retail sales tax purposes. Much attention is given to the presence of an employee or agent in a province / state when analyzing whether a...
Reuters is reporting that at the January 22, 2010 Meeting of the WTO Trade Policy Review Body, the United States and Japan blocked requests by Argentina, Ecuador, Cuba, Brazil, India and China for a future review of trade...
