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Source: Canada US Link: Are you ready for the new CUSMA/USMCA Auto Rules of Origin? On September 30, 2018, Canada, the United States and Mexico announced the conclusion of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (the “CUSMA” or “USMCA” or “NAFTA 2.0”), a modernized free trade agreement that will replace the exi

Source: Canada US Link: Canada commences investigation into possible violation of Sudan sanctions On July 3, 2019, the Globe & Mail reported in an article entitled “Ottawa recommends RCMP investigate Canadian lobby firm representing Sudanese military” that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (“RCMP”) has opened an investig

Source: Canada US Link: Canada Imposes Unilateral Economic Sanctions Against Nicaraguan Officials On June 21, 2019, the Government of Canada announced that it was implementing/imposing economic sanctions against nine Nicaraguan officials in response to ongoing gross and systematic human rights violations by the Government of Nicaragua. The economic

Source: Canada US Link: Can I appeal a currency seizure by the Canada Border Services Agency? Yes, there is a legal mechanism to appeal a currency seizure by the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”).  You have a legal obligation to report any import and/or export of currency and/or monetary instruments of more than $Canadian 10,0

Source: Canada US Link: If the CBSA seizes your currency, you must participate fully in the appeal to get it back On May 28, 2019, the Federal Court of Canada released its decision in Sharanek v. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, 2019 FC 751. Justice Pentney denied Mr. Sharanek’s judicial review because “he did not m