Cross-border Trade & Tariffs Roundup
Rapidly evolving trade policies, including the application of tariffs and retaliatory measures, are reshaping the international business landscape across industries and businesses. The situation is fluid and comes with legal risks that must be managed quickly and carefully.
Our Cross-border Trade & Tariffs Roundup page is your trusted source for timely insights into the latest developments regarding Canada’s global trade relationships with the United States, China, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Mexico and beyond.
Canadian businesses should act now to mitigate the fallout. Our International Trade & Investment Law Group has the cross-border expertise you need to protect your interests and minimize potential liabilities. Our Strategic Advisors Group, which includes some of Canada’s most esteemed public service leaders, can help you navigate evolving policy and economic impacts to ensure you move your business and transactions forward. With decades of experience advising some of the biggest domestic and multinational companies, including in previous U.S.-Canada tariff and trade disputes, we can help you confidently navigate the present emergency and Canada’s countermeasures. We can help you develop the strategy you need to continue doing business across the Canada-U.S. border, or to develop new relationships with other global partners.
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Recent Updates
In the News
- In Global News appearance, John Boscariol talks about Canadian items under thread of 50% tariffs
- John Boscariol speaks with Radio 770AM about tariffs’ impact on Canadian job market
- John Boscariol speaks with Global News about how provincial liquor bans became a flashpoint in the Canada-U.S. trade dispute
- John Boscariol quoted in Toronto Star article examining whether new U.S. tariffs could weaken CUSMA protections for Canadian businesses
- John Boscariol speaks with Global News about the potential impact of proposed 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian jobs and export-dependent industries
- John Boscariol joins Moore in the Morning to discuss President Trump’s proposed 50% tariffs on Canadian goods and the implications for Canada-U.S. trade relations
- John Boscariol speaks with Global News about CUSMA after U.S. flags concerns over Canada’s ties to China
- John Boscariol speaks with Global News after U.S. says it will not renew CUSMA trade deal
- John Boscariol speaks with Deana Sumanac Johnson of CBC News on whether Donald Trump can 'immediately' withdraw the U.S. from CUSMA
- John Boscariol quoted in Toronto Star article, Donald Trump’s tariff relief on steel and aluminum products a ‘positive sign’ as CUSMA talks loom
- John Boscariol speaks with Carolyn Jarvis of CTV News on rules of origin and cross-border auto supply chains
- John Boscariol quoted in The New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal article, “Explainer: Everything you need to know about Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade talks”
- John Boscariol quoted in Toronto Star article, Trump tariff refunds too little too late for some Canadian companies and offer little relief to others
- John Boscariol speaks with Rob Fai of Corus Radio ahead of CUSMA’s mandatory six‑year review
- John Boscariol quoted in Globe and Mail article, U.S. says Ottawa failing to block imports made with forced labour as Washington weighs more tariffs.
- John Boscariol quoted in Canadian Affairs article The true worst-case scenario for CUSMA talks
- John Boscariol quoted in HellenicShippingNews.com article Metals sector faces aggressive Trump ahead of high-stakes USMCA trade talks
- John Boscariol quoted in Washington Tariff & Trade Letter article, “North America Steel and Aluminum: CBP Enforcement Tightens, Canada's Boxing Day Tariffs”
- Martha Harrison speaks with CBC News about the opportunities created by the Canada-UAE investment agreement
- Martha Harrison speaks with CITY News about the Canada-UAE investment agreement and its ability to accelerate bilateral trade
- John Boscariol speaks with Linda Ward of CBC News on the U.S. Supreme Court’s review of Trump’s emergency tariff powers
- Ljiljana Stanić speaks with CTV News as U.S. Supreme Court to hear case contesting President Trump’s tariffs
- Robert Glasgow speaks with CTV News as new tariffs take effect and as Mark Carney meets other leaders in Asia
- John Boscariol speaks with CTV News about PM Carney ‘not taking the bait’ of suspended trade talks
- John Boscariol speaks with Corus Radio Network about Trump suspending trade talks with Canada
- Robert Glasgow speaks with CTV News about the Trump’s latest tariffs targeting medium, heavy trucks
- John Boscariol speaks with CTV News about Dominic LeBlanc’s trip to Washington for resumed Canada-U.S. trade talks
- John Boscariol quoted in CTV news story More Trump tariffs set to take effect this week
- Martha Harrison appears on Global News to discuss the impact of U.S. tariffs after eight months
- John Boscariol speaks to CBC News about the upcoming CUSMA review
- John Boscariol appears on Global News’ The West Block to discuss the CUSMA review, public input and long-term trade negotiations
- John Boscariol quoted in The Wall Street Journal article, Canada-Mexico Carney-Sheinbaum meeting
- Ljiljana Stanić tells CTV News that Canadian legal action to defend tariff on Chinese EVs ‘would be a tough sell'
- John Boscariol speaks with CTV Your Morning about Canada’s trade relationship with Mexico and the latest tariff developments
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Previous Updates
- Tariffs Up, Tariffs Down: What Businesses Need to Know
- CBSA’s Latest Update of its Compliance and Verification Priorities Focuses on Retaliatory Tariffs
- CBSA Guidance Seeks to Narrow Scope of Relief from Canada’s Retaliatory Tariffs
- Trade War Update: Relief for some as Canada orders six-month reprieve on retaliatory tariffs on a wide range of imported goods
- Synopsis of New U.S. and Canadian Metals and Minerals Tariff Treatment
- Ontario Issues Restrictive Procurement Policy: US Businesses Need Not Apply
- New U.S. Tariffs may Spur Growth in the Economic Relationship Between Canada and Latin America
- Trump’s Trade War Goes Global on “Liberation Day” and Canada Retaliates Against Auto Tariffs
- Trump escalates trade war with 25% tariff on automobiles and certain parts
- British Columbia proposes legislation that would allow cabinet to override legislation
- U.S. Steel and Aluminum tariffs and new Canadian retaliatory measures now in force: what businesses need to know
- Regulatory “Elbows Up”: Amendments to the Investment Canada Act National Security Guidelines
- The Tariff Merry-go-round: Concessions and Refutations
- Move Over Greenwashing, Could Maple Glazing be the Next Frontier of Competition Act Enforcement?
- What Businesses Need to Know About the New U.S. Steel and Aluminum Tariffs and Canada’s Response
- A 30-Day Reprieve in the US-Canada Trade War: What Companies Should be Considering Now
- Canada Responds to U.S. Tariffs – What Businesses Need to Know
- A (very temporary) reprieve – what businesses should do as the new Trump administration’s threat of tariffs continues to loom large