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This blog series provides Baker McKenzie’s insights and strategic advice on the 2026 USMCA review, including how businesses should prepare for changes to this trilateral agreement. Baker McKenzie’s North American customs team includes trade professionals, attorneys and economists in Canada, the US and Mexico. We have a reputation for delivering strategic and practical advice to optimize supply chains under the USMCA, foster compliance, and address commercial concerns arising from Chapter 31 disputes. President Trump…

This blog series provides Baker McKenzie’s insights and strategic advice on the 2026 USMCA review, including how businesses should prepare for changes to this trilateral agreement. Baker McKenzie’s North American customs team includes trade professionals, attorneys and economists in Canada, the US and Mexico. We have a reputation for delivering strategic and practical advice to optimize supply chains under the USMCA, foster compliance, and address commercial concerns arising from Chapter 31 disputes. A trilateral…

While Canada continues to expand its trading relationships through FTAs, the future of its most significant FTA, the USMCA/CUSMA, and its trading relationships with the United States and China remains uncertain. Canadian importers and exporters face continued regulatory changes (e.g. customs valuation amendments, novel sanctions reporting requirements, supply chain reporting) and administrative changes (e.g. CARM, ACE Portal) in a rising protectionist trade environment. The Carney administration has continued to roll out policy and economic initiatives…

While Canada and the US continue to negotiate a new economic and security agreement, Canada announced that it will eliminate its 25% retaliatory tariffs on certain USMCA qualifying goods as of September 1, 2025 in an effort to deescalate trade tensions and keep bilateral talks moving forward. The announcement follows a meeting between Prime Minister Carney and President Trump on trade and security. Prime Minister Carney also expressed hope that the USMCA review, scheduled for…

As Canada and the US celebrated their respective anniversaries of confederation and declaration of independence last week, we revisit the last few weeks of US-Canada trade-related headlines and breakdown their significance for Canadian and US businesses. While other US trading partners stare down the US administrations’ August 1 “reciprocal” tariff deadline, Canada is focused on inking a new trade and security deal prior to July 21. Canadian and US businesses should take note of…