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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 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),…

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,…