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Madison Bruno (Canada)

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President Trump signed an executive order on February 1, 2025 (“Executive Order”), imposing the long-anticipated tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“U.S. Tariffs”).Canada retaliated swiftly by implementing retaliatory tariffs/countermeasures at a rate of 25% pursuant to sections 53 and 79 of the Customs Tariff by way of an Order in Council (United States Surtax Order (2025) (“Canada Tariffs”). Read the Government of Canada’s press release here. For the…

Baker McKenzie’s Canadian international trade and customs team is publishing a series of articles reviewing 2024 trade and customs compliance developments and looking ahead to 2025’s burgeoning issues. This article focuses on Canada’s trade remedies regime. Before we dive into the trade remedies outlook, here is an overview of the current state of politics in Canada, which includes a discussion of the legislative powers that remain while Canadian Parliament is prorogued until March 24, 2025.…

Baker McKenzie’s Canadian international trade and customs team is publishing a series of articles reviewing 2024 trade and customs compliance developments and looking ahead to 2025’s burgeoning issues. This article focuses on Canada’s customs regime. Before we dive into the customs outlook, here is an overview of the current state of politics in Canada, which includes a discussion of the legislative powers that remain while Canadian Parliament is prorogued until March 24, 2025. (Click the…