Tariffs and Trade

There’s no shortage of analysis on the 2024 US election from both domestic and global perspectives. But what does it mean for the retail sector in Canada? The outcome raises significant concerns, pa...Learn More

Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) new online portal – CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) – will come online as scheduled on October 21, 2024. The new rules will requ...Learn More

Attention retailers who import goods into Canada: The Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system, slated to transform duty and tax collection im...Learn More

Vancouver’s City Council has decided to repeal the controversial single-use cup fee at some point in the upcoming months. Council set a deadline of June 2023 for staff to prepare a bylaw repealing t...Learn More

The Port has included container vessel data in their eHub app (available for iPhone or Android). Effective Monday, March 14, 2022, the following data was added: • Container vessels currently at bert...Learn More

Last week, workers at Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway voted in favour of going on strike March 16, 2022 if a collective bargaining agreement isn’t reached. The potential strike would affect a wide ran...Learn More

Increased container imports and supply chain issues over the past two years have highlighted the importance to expand the Port of Vancouver (and Port of Prince Rupert) container terminal capacity. RCC...Learn More

Since November 17, 2021, flooding in B.C. has caused numerous washouts that have resulted in challenges to the transportation of goods. In the interim, the Canadian and American governments have adjus...Learn More

TORONTO – Retail Council of Canada President and CEO, Diane J. Brisebois, issued the following statement following today’s confirmation that PCR testing will remain in place for Canadian trav...Learn More

The BC Ministry of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation’s Trade Policy Branch is offering a free webinar focusing on Canada’s free trade agreements and how to work within them. It includes panel...Learn More