January 31, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
It is not uncommon for U.S. exporters to provide to Canadian importers the H.S. tariff classification number for a good that is the number to be used or was used when the goods enter/entered the United States - and not provide...
Posted in Administrative and Regulatory Law, Health Law, Consumer Protection Law, Trade Law, Canada, USA, Customs Duties, Food Safety, Food and Drug Regulation, Global Compliance & Risk Management | No Comments
January 23, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
My friend Tom Fox has recently posted two posts on FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog:
1. Jonathan Marks' 13 Step FCPA Compliance Action Plan (January 11, 2011) -...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Administrative and Regulatory Law, Consumer Protection Law, Trade Law, Canada, Anti-Corruption - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act/Corruption of Foreign Public Officials, Anti-Bribery/Anti-Money Laundering, USA, Customs Duties, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions | No Comments
January 22, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Non-resident importers of goods into Canada will have new document preparation and maintenance requirements as soon as the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act comes into effect. The Canada Consumer Product Safety Act received...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Administrative and Regulatory Law, Consumer Protection Law, Trade Law, Canada, Border Security Initiatives, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Import Controls, Incorporating in Canada | No Comments
January 21, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The new Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, which received Royal Assent in December 2010 (also known as Bill C-36) may present an opportunity for Canadian manufacturers to stop or impede imports of unsafe goods. The Canada...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law, Trade Law, Canada, Import Controls, Government Relations, Protectionism | No Comments
January 11, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 6, 2011, the Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") issued D-Memo D-19-6-3 "Importation of Energy Using Products", which sets out the CBSA's administrative policies concerning limitations of the importation of certain...
Posted in Administrative and Regulatory Law, Consumer Protection Law, Energy Law, Trade Law, Canada, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, International Transactions, Technical Trade Barriers | No Comments
January 06, 2011By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On December 15, 2010, Bill C-36 "Canada Consumer Product Safety Act" received Royal Assent in Canada's House of Commons. Bill C-36 passed third reading in the Canadian Senate on December 13, 2010 and previously passed third...
Posted in Administrative and Regulatory Law, Consumer Protection Law, Trade Law, Canada, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Import Controls, International Transactions, Outsourcing and Offshoring | No Comments
July 16, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The Ontario Electrical Safety Authority (the ESA) is requiring ALL manufacturers (domestic and foreign) of electrical products DISTRIBUTED in ONTARIO to register.
At the start of this post, I will acknowledge that this looks...
Posted in Consumer Protection Law, Canada, Global Compliance & Risk Management, Government Relations, Technical Trade Barriers | No Comments
July 16, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
I have a Twitter account "CyndeeLaw". After reading a post by Seth Godin last week, I thought I would Twitter during the presentation I attending this morning on the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, European Economic Community, Free Trade Agreements, Free Trade Agreement Negotiations, Agriculture, Food and Drug Regulation, Food Safety, Technical Trade Barriers, Consumer Protection Law | No Comments
April 25, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On April 24, 2009, Canada's Minister of Industry announced that the government has introduced Bill C-27 An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage...
Posted in Canada Law Blog, Consumer Protection Law, Internet & E-Commerce Law, Telecommunications Law, Trade Law, Canada, International Intellectual Property Protection | No Comments
February 11, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
On January 29, 2009, the Canadian federal government introduced in the House of Commons the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA), for first reading. The CCPSA has been assigned the identifier Bill C-6.
Following...
Posted in Consumer Protection Law, Trade Law, Canada, Border Security Initiatives, Food and Drug Regulation, Import Controls, Government Relations, Global Compliance & Risk Management | No Comments
February 10, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
In poor economic times, make sure you knw whether you are entitled to claim settlement monies and file your claim on time. This is an opportunity for Canadian companies and other companies which have shipped goods by air.
You...
Posted in Litigation & Class Actions, Trade Law, Canada, USA, International Transactions, International Anti-Trust/Competition Law, Competition/Anti-Trust Law, Consumer Protection Law | No Comments
February 04, 2009By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
Once and a while a trade lawyer comes across a story of how the import laws saved lives. This is means international trade can save lives because another set of eyes are watching out for consumers. When the domestic...
Posted in Trade Law, Canada, USA, Border Security Initiatives, Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, Import Controls, Government Relations, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Consumer Protection Law | No Comments
November 20, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
In the November 19, 2008 Throne Speech, the Government of Canada signalled that it would revive legislation put forward in Parliament prior to the election relating to food safety and consumer product safety. The Throne...
Posted in Consumer Protection Law, Trade Law, Canada, Agriculture, Border Security Initiatives, Government Relations, Global Compliance & Risk Management | No Comments
November 04, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
The Counterfeit Blog posted the following post on September 27, 2008 -
EFF Sues USTR Over ACTA and FOIA
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Public Knowledge filed suit September 18 against the U.S. Trade...
Posted in Privacy & Data Protection Law, Internet & E-Commerce Law, Consumer Protection Law, Border Security Initiatives, International Intellectual Property Protection | No Comments
October 16, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
When Car Troubles Become Lemon Troubles
By Sergei Lemberg
There are few things more frustrating in life than not having a car you can depend on. After all, you need your vehicle to get to work, to take the kids to school and...
Posted in Consumer Protection Law, Canada, USA, India | No Comments
July 29, 2008By: Cyndee Todgham Cherniak
News Release
Enhanced driver’s licences concern Canada’s privacy guardians
Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting of Information and Privacy Commissioners and Ombudsmen
VICTORIA, February 5, 2008 – Plans to ...
Posted in Consumer Protection Law, Administrative and Regulatory Law, Privacy & Data Protection Law, Canada, Border Security Initiatives | No Comments
