June 30, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On July 1, 2008, the carbon tax that is being imposed by the government of the province of British Columbia comes into effect. The new provincial carbon tax adds almost 2.5 cents to a litre of fuel. The carbon tax...
Posted in GST/PST and Other Non-Income Taxes, Environmental Law, Trade Law, Canada, Shipping & Transport | No Comments
June 30, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On June 29, 2008, the Government of Canada announced that it will immediately put in place a series of measures to severely restrict Canada's relationship with the Government of Zimbabwe. The following is an initial series of...
Posted in Canada, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Africa | No Comments
June 26, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On June 19, 2008, the Canada Border Services Agency issued a new version of D-Memorandum 11-4-16 "Advance Rulings Under Free Trade Agreements". To obtain a copy of this D-Memorandum, please click on the following link -...
Posted in Canada, Customs Duties, Free Trade Agreements | No Comments
June 26, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The U.S federal court indictments of Rigel Optics (a former DeWitt company) and its president, Donald W. Hatch, have been indicted in federal court on 14 counts of improperly importing night vision optical equipment from...
Posted in USA, South Korea, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Global Compliance & Risk Management | No Comments
June 26, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On June 26, 2008, Canada's Competition Policy Review Panel issued its much anticipated "Compete to Win" Report. The Report was presented to the Minister of Industry who will consider the recommendations. Foreign...
Posted in Big Deals, Aviation & Aerospace Law, Competition/Anti-Trust Law, Telecommunications Law, Mining Law, Canada, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, Border Security Initiatives, Foreign Investment Reviews, International Anti-Trust/Competition Law | No Comments
June 21, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On June 19, 2009, the Federal Court of Canada issued a ruling to the effect that Canada's access-to-information law does not apply to the offices of the prime minister or cabinet ministers. The court said that some records...
Posted in Privacy & Data Protection Law, Government Relations, Canada | No Comments
June 21, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
BCE Inc., et al. v. A Group of 1976 Debentureholders, et al. - and - Director Appointed Pursuant to the CBCA, Catalyst Asset Management Inc. and Matthew Stewart (Que. C.A., May 21, 2008)(32647)The Supreme Court of Canada...
Posted in Big Deals, Corporate Governance / Corporate Responsibility / Codes of Conduct, Competition/Anti-Trust Law, Canada | No Comments
June 21, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On June 20, 2008, Canada filed a Request for Consultations at the WTO commencing a dispute against China on its measures affecting the distribution of financial information services in China. Canada's request for...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, European Economic Community, USA, China, WTO Developments, WTO Dispute Settlement | No Comments
June 20, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On June 20, 2008, I attended the the Economic Club of Canada luncheon featuring Senator John McCain, the presumptive Repulican nominee for the President of the United States. His message is a stark contrast to the messages...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, USA, Border Security Initiatives, Free Trade Agreements, NAFTA Developments, Government Relations | No Comments
June 16, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Canada's National Post Newspaper is reporting on the growing opposition to Bill C-51 "An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts". To review a copy of the First Reading version of...
Posted in Canada, Food and Drug Regulation | No Comments
June 16, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On June 13, 2008, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued a new and improved version of D-Memorandum D13-4-12 "Commissions and Brokerage" The CBSA has indicated that the memorandum provides information on the...
Posted in Trade Law, GST/PST and Other Non-Income Taxes, Canada, Customs Duties, Global Compliance & Risk Management | No Comments
June 16, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On June 4, 2008, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) announced that it was conducting an investigation into the appropriateness of reducing or removing the customs duty on importations from all countries of a...
Posted in Canada, Textiles and Apparel | No Comments
June 15, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
A recent China Law Blog posting U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and China (go to www.chinalawblog.com/2008/06/navigating_the_foreign_corrupt.html)has caused me to think about how businesses from Canada and other...
Posted in Anti-Bribery/Anti-Money Laundering, Canada, China, USA, Global Compliance & Risk Management | No Comments
June 15, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The B.C. Province newspaper is reporting that Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers are frustrated with the contract talks between their labour union (the Customs Excise Union) and the Government of Canada (the CBSA...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, Border Security Initiatives, Customs Duties | No Comments
June 13, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On June 9, 2008, in Canada, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet signed a declaration covering five memorandums of understanding (MOUs). The MOUs build on the relationship between Canada and...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, Free Trade Agreements, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs | No Comments
June 13, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Trade Lawyers Blog reported on March 14, 2008 that Bill C-9 "An Act to Implement the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention)" reached its final point in...
Posted in Canada, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, International Arbitration, Dispute Settlement, Investment Dispute Settlement, NAFTA Dispute Settlement | No Comments