January 30, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
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...
Posted in GST/PST and Other Non-Income Taxes, Canada, Government Relations | No Comments
January 29, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
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...
Posted in Canada, Climate Change, Border Security Initiatives, USA, Developing Countries, Food Safety, Government Relations, Protectionism | No Comments
January 29, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
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...
Posted in Trade Law, Buy America, Climate Change, Canada, USA, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Free Trade Agreements, Government Relations, International Transactions, Protectionism | No Comments
January 27, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
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...
Posted in Public Private Partnerships/Project Finance, Labour & Employment Law, Canada, USA, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations | No Comments
January 27, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
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...
Posted in Anti-Corruption - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act/Corruption of Foreign Public Officials, Border Security Initiatives, USA, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations | No Comments
January 27, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
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...
Posted in GST/PST and Other Non-Income Taxes, Canada, International Tax | No Comments
January 26, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
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...
Posted in USA, India, China, WTO Developments, Protectionism, Government Relations | No Comments
January 26, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 22, 2010, the Canada Border Services Agency posted a Fact Sheet entitled "Media Coming to Canada for the 2010 Winter Games". The following information is provided:
To facilitate this process the CBSA established the...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, GST/PST and Other Non-Income Taxes, Trade Law, Border Security Initiatives, Canada, Customs Duties | No Comments
January 26, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 10, 2010, Trade Lawyers Blog posted that the Canada Border Services Agency had not posted any information to assist visitors arriving to attend the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. On January 21, 2010, the...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Trade Law, GST/PST and Other Non-Income Taxes, Canada, Border Security Initiatives, Travel Tips | No Comments
January 24, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Has there been a change in the last year that occurred when we were not looking? In the last week, there have been two big news stories of business persons being arrested to be prosecuted for white collar crimes in the United...
Posted in Border Security Initiatives, Anti-Bribery/Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Corruption - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act/Corruption of Foreign Public Officials | No Comments
January 24, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade negotiators spent January 18-22, 2010 in Brussels Belgium negotiating the Second Round of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)....
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, European Economic Community, Free Trade Agreements, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Government Relations | No Comments
January 22, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 22, 2010, a WTO dispute panel issued its report regarding a complaint by Thailand titled “United States — Anti-dumping measures on polythene retail carrier bags from Thailand” (DS383). The panel concluded...
Posted in Thailand, USA, Anti-Dumping | No Comments
January 19, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The United States American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act seeking documents from the United States Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) about the government’s...
Posted in Canada, USA, Border Security Initiatives, Global Compliance & Risk Management | No Comments
January 19, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
News Centre reports that India and the EU free trade agreement negotiators will meet next week after the Canadian delegation leaves Brussels. The India-Eu FTA negotiations started in 2007 and the negotiators are on the Seventh...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, European Economic Community, USA, Agriculture, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Free Trade Agreements, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Intellectual Property | No Comments
January 19, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 19, 2010, the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to establish a DSB panel to hear the dispute United States - Measures Affecting Imports of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tyres from China (DS399) filed by...
Posted in China, USA, Customs Duties, WTO Dispute Settlement, China-Specific Safeguards, Trade Remedies | No Comments
January 18, 2010By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
My good friend Riyaz Dattu (and Peter Glossop) at Oslers is reporting that:
Canadian officials are anxious to receive input from Canadian business. Businesses should consider both their defensive trade strategies in adjusting to...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, European Economic Community, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Free Trade Agreements, Agriculture, Customs Duties, Food and Drug Regulation, Government Relations, Global Compliance & Risk Management | No Comments