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Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
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Susan Kohn Ross
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Australia

Andrew Hudson
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The Canada Border Services Agency May Charge You With Smuggling If You Do Not Declare Goods Acquired Abroad

March 06, 2011

By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak

I receive calls regularly from people who were on vacation or away from Canada visiting relatives or former homes and who buy or acquire/receive goods (including gifts and property they own) outside Canada. I get the telephone...

Posted in Canada Law Blog, Administrative and Regulatory Law, Trade Law, Canada, Customs Duties, Government Relations, International Transactions | No Comments

Canadian Businesses Should "Open Their Eyes" to the Business and Political Risks of International Business

March 06, 2011

By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak

Canadian businesses should continue to pursue international business opportunities because we can and should. Canadian businesses should also reflect on current events in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya (and Madagascar, Honduras, Oman,...

Posted in Canada Law Blog, Trade Law, Canada, Anti-Corruption - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act/Corruption of Foreign Public Officials, Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)/ FIPAs, Government Relations | No Comments