Source: Canada US Link: The CBSA has announced a significant change to the NEXUS Program rules On October 25, 2019, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) announced that they were modernizing NEXUS kiosks across Canada, starting with Vancouver airport, to use facial recognition technology.  Hidden in the announcement is the followi

Source: Canada US Link: Modernized Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement entered into effect on September 1, 2019 The original Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (known as the “CIFTA”) entered into effect on January 1, 1997.  It was a limited free trade agreement. The CIFTA was previously amended on July 5, 2002 and November 1, 2003.  On

Source: Canada US Link: Will the CBSA confiscate my NEXUS Card if they smell cannabis in my car? The answer is “possibly”.  It is possible that the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) will confiscate your NEXUS membership if the Primary CBSA Officer or a Secondary CBSA Officer smells cannabis in your vehicle.  Even thou

Source: Canada US Link: Controlled Goods Registrants must notify the Minister of data breaches Persons who are registered with the Controlled Goods Directorate must notify the Minister of Public Services and Procurement of any actual or potential data breach within 3 days of discovery of the breach.  Since the requirement includes potential data b

Source: Canada US Link: Can I lose my NEXUS Card for ordering counterfeit goods online? Yes, it is possible that the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) or the United States Customs and Border Protection (“USCBP”) will cancel your NEXUS membership for up to 6 years if you are the importer of counterfeit goods. As a result

Source: Canada US Link: Canada commences expiry review of carbon steel fasteners from China/Taiwan On October 29, 2019, the Canada Border Services Agency announced the start of the expiry review (Canada’s sunset review process) of the antidumping and countervailing duty order against carbon steel fasteners from China (AD/CVD) and Taiwan (only

Source: Canada US Link: Canada imposes informal export restrictions on military exports to Turkey On October 15, 2019, Global Affairs Canada informed reporters that new export permits of military equipment and technology and brokering permits in respect of goods destined for Turkey would not be approved.  There was not a formal Notice of Exporters

Source: Canada US Link: Controlled Goods Registrants must report ownership changes Canadian companies whose business operations involve Controlled Goods must report changes to their Controlled Goods Directorate registration before an acquisition. This means that companies and their in-house and outside lawyers must ensure that the closing checklist