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Update to the Special Import Measures Act and its policy

Ottawa,

On , the Budget Implementation Act (BIA) received royal assent. This Act brought into force several legislative, regulatory, and administrative amendments to Canada’s trade remedy framework in response to recommendations from the Steel Industry-Government Trade Remedy Working Group (SWG).

Consequently, the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) has been amended and the CBSA’s related policies have been modified. These changes are aimed at strengthening Canada’s trade remedy framework and are expected to minimize the risk of massive importations (where goods are dumped prior to the imposition of provisional duties), strengthen expiry review processes, enhance the consideration of domestic workers in trade remedy proceedings, and effectively account for dumping margins during the period of investigation.

Specifically these amendments regard:

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Email: SIMA.CTAB@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca

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