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Trade Tensions Bubbling Between Canada and the US

Trade Tensions Bubbling Between Canada and the US US President Joe Biden's proposed tax incentive on the purchase of electric vehicles has changed Canada’s relief over the defeat of former US President Donald Trump to disbelief. The Canadian government has issued notice to the United States that should this proposal

America's President

Joe Biden and Trade with Canada

Joe Biden and Trade with Canada The United States and Canada have shared solid political ties for a very long time. This has promoted the creation of a strong trade relationship between the two countries, especially in the agri-food sector. However, under various regimes, this relationship has been exposed to

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Trump Abandons Latest Tariff Threat

Trump Abandons Latest Tariff Threat On August 6, US President Donald Trump announced a plan to apply 10 percent tariffs on Canadian aluminum imports using national security as the justification. The President had previously issued the tariffs on Canada in March of 2018 as a negotiating tactic for the new

Blogs

How America’s President can Trump Canada’s Small Businesses

How America’s President can Trump Canadian Small Businesses With the massive expansion of E-commerce in recent years, the growth in shipping of small packages internationally has been immense. Did you know that the freight rates for these packages are not only set by a country’s postal union (in Canada’s case

Blogs

Stronger Together: Canada and Mexico’s Role in NAFTA Negotiations

Stronger Together: Canada and Mexico’s Role in NAFTA Negotiations “It is very clear that Canada and Mexico are in this together”, says Agustin Barrios Gomez, former Mexican congressman. The countdown to the official NAFTA negotiations has begun, and talks are set to begin August 2017. With the Trump administration taking

SIMA

A Canadian Approach To Protectionism: SIMA And What It Can Do For You

A Canadian Approach To Protectionism: SIMA And What It Can Do For You The time has finally come. After much debate about how the first in-person meeting between Prime Minister Trudeau and his U.S. counterpart President Trump would go, we finally have a glimpse into the new dynamic relationship that

Trade Updates

The Donald and How He Could Trumpify Your Trade

Why You Should Hire a Canadian Customs Broker With Donald Trump poised to assume what’s known as the “Most Powerful Position in the World”, many are wondering, “What next?”  In over 25 years as a customs brokerage firm, we’ve never witnessed such an about-face politician in terms of their policies

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