The launch of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project has officially been pushed back from October 2023 to May 2024. The regulatory amendments relating to electronic communication and payment, the provision of financial security electronically, and billing cycles that are necessary to support the launch and use of CARM are still on schedule and are planned to come into force in May 2024. The purpose of CARM is to…
On May 27, 2023 the Canada Border Services Agency (the “CBSA”) introduced amendments (the “Amendments”) to the Valuation for Duty Regulations (the “Regulations”), which will alter existing Canadian customs valuation rules. The Amendments intend to clarify the “sale” used to establish the value for duty under the transaction value method for all goods imported into Canada. Effectively, the Amendments propose a “last sale” approach to customs valuation, which has the potential to increase the declared…
On March 28, the Minister of Finance introduced Budget 2023, aptly titled a “Made-in-Canada Plan”. A key trade-related theme resonates throughout the Budget: futureproofing the Canadian economy to respond to realignment of global trade patterns. Budget 2023 highlights new policy based initiatives and legislative amendments to address: The global race to net-zero economies and “industries of tomorrow”; “Friendshoring” economies to limit dependence on authoritarian regimes for critical goods; Domestic supply chain weaknesses; Forced labour in…
Join us for a webinar on Forced labor developments in Mexico, Canada and the United States on Thursday, March 23, 2023 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am Central Time. In this webinar, our panelists will discuss Mexico’s implementation of the new Forced Labor Regulation, Canada’s implementation of supply chain transparency legislation, US forced labor enforcement trends, customs forced labor best practices and supply chain due diligence recommendations. Click here to register.
Throughout January and February 2023, Baker McKenzie’s Canadian international trade team is publishing a series of articles focusing on developing Canadian trade compliance issues. This article focuses on developments under Canada’s Free Trade Agreements. Canada continues to face off against its trading partners in disputes arising under its free trade agreements (“FTA”). At the conclusion of 2022, Canada successfully resolved an ongoing dispute concerning the calculation of regional value content (“RVC”) under the USMCA’s automotive…
Baker McKenzie’s Global Compliance News Blog published “Canada: Customs & Trade Remedies update,” which can be viewed here.
Throughout January and February 2023, Baker McKenzie’s Canadian international trade team will be publishing articles on Canadian trade compliance issues to watch in the year ahead. This article is focused on customs updates and customs matters that we expect to develop over the course of 2023. The Canada Border Services Agency (the “CBSA”) announced anticipated annual updates to the Customs Tariff and its trade verification priorities. It has also announce the implementation date for…