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Canada Implements Provisional Safeguard Measure on Imports of Canned Vegetables

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On June 19, 2026, the Department of Finance announced a 10% provisional safeguard measure on global imports of canned vegetables (Provisional Safeguard). The Order-in-Council can be found here, along with the relevant Customs Notice here. This measure was introduced three months after the Government of Canada directed the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) to conduct a safeguard inquiry into frozen and canned vegetables (Vegetable Safeguard Inquiry), in the same week as the inquiry’s public hearings,…

Canada Proposes New Forced Labour Import Ban

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On June 12, 2026, the Canadian government introduced Bill C-35, the Ban on Importing Goods Made with Forced Labour Act. Bill C-35 establishes a new statutory framework to prohibit forced labour imports, replacing the Customs Tariff’s current prohibition on importing goods produced wholly or in part by forced or child labour. Bill C-35 is available here. Bill C-35 empowers the Minister of Foreign Affairs to list goods (by country, region, manufacturer) that it suspects are…

Canada Initiates Safeguard Inquiry into Imports of Wood Cabinets, Flooring and Furniture

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On April 20, 2026, the Government of Canada directed the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (Tribunal) to conduct a safeguard inquiry into imports of certain finished wood products, including wood cabinets, hardwood flooring, and wood storage furniture. The statutory Order in Council setting out the details of the inquiry is available here. This safeguard inquiry was announced on the heels of a March 2026 safeguard inquiry into canned and frozen vegetables (we write about it here),…

2026 Canadian Trade & Customs Outlook: Customs

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As 2026 brings new compliance challenges and opportunities, Baker McKenzie’s Canadian international trade team is here to help you stay ahead. We are launching our annual series of insights that unpack 2025’s biggest developments and spotlight the trade issues set to define 2026, bringing the clarity needed to navigate the evolving trade landscape. This article focuses on Canadian customs. The year ahead promises more challenges for Canadian importers and exporters, as the landscape of surtaxes…

Canada Initiates Safeguard Inquiry into Imports of Canned and Frozen Vegetables, Considers Future Investigation into Wood Products

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The Government of Canada directed the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) to conduct a safeguard inquiry into imports of certain canned and frozen vegetables (Vegetable Safeguard Inquiry) and is considering directing the CITT to initiate a safeguard inquiry on wood cabinets and vanities, hardwood flooring and engineered wood storage furniture. The CITT’s Notice of Commencement, issued March 16, 2026 is available here. The Vegetable Safeguard Inquiry was publicly announced by Finance Canada on March 13,…

2026 Canadian Trade & Customs Outlook: Forced Labour

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As 2026 brings new compliance challenges and opportunities, Baker McKenzie’s Canadian international trade team is here to help you stay ahead. We are launching our annual series of insights that unpack 2025’s biggest developments and spotlight the trade issues set to define 2026, bringing the clarity needed to navigate the evolving trade landscape. This article focuses on Canada’s regulation of forced labour and child labour. It remains unclear whether the Government of Canada’s 2024 ambitions…

2026 Canadian Trade & Customs Outlook: Trade Remedies

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As 2026 brings new compliance challenges and opportunities, Baker McKenzie’s Canadian international trade team is here to help you stay ahead. We are launching our annual series of insights that unpack 2025’s biggest developments and spotlight the trade issues set to define 2026, bringing the clarity needed to navigate the evolving trade landscape. This article focuses on Canada’s trade remedies regime. The CBSA has continued to bolster its trade remedy enforcement by introducing procedural changes…

There’s Value in the Details: Revisions to Canada’s Customs Valuation Amendments Clarified

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Background Amendments to the CBSA’s Valuation for Duty Regulations (Regulations) first proposed, and subject to public consultation, in May 2023 continue to hang in the balance (Amendments). In December 2025, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) released a summary (CBSA Summary) of proposed revisions to the Amendments (Revisions), open for consultation with stakeholders until January 23, 2026 (2025 Consultation). In 2023, we wrote about the Amendments in detail here and in December, we wrote about the 2025 Consultation…

China & Canada Announce Strategic Partnership on Trade and Investment

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On January 16, Canada and China announced (Canada Link) (China Link) a new “strategic partnership”, which promises to alleviate tariffs levied by Canada on Chinese EVs and tariffs levied by China on Canadian agricultural products (Partnership). The Canadian sectors poised to benefit from the Partnership, and efforts to increase trade and investment in Canada are: energy; forestry; autos; agriculture; and tourism. The Economic and Trade Cooperation Roadmap is available here and the backgrounder is available…

Canadian importers must steel themselves to prepare for new steel measures

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On November 26, Prime Minister Carney announced new protectionist measures for the Canadian steel industry that will come into force on December 26, 2026. These measures will directly impact the cost of importing foreign steel and certain derivative steel products into Canada, indirectly increasing the cost of doing business for importers whom cannot source tariffed steel products domestically. The measures were included alongside other federal commitments to boost the Canadian steel and lumber industries in…