Canada: International Law

As the world's fourth-largest economy and a cornerstone of Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy, Japan represents a critical partner for Canadian businesses seeking international growth. This conversation explores the evolving Canada-Japan relationship, examining opportunities in advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, critical minerals, and energy sectors, while offering practical guidance for Canadian companies looking to enter the Japanese market.

What happens when political conversations about trade leave the businesses doing the trading on the sidelines? This episode explores Canada-U.S. trade uncertainty from the perspective of manufacturers, importers, and exporters who face shifting compliance requirements, rules-of-origin questions, and slow answers from authorities.

The Canada Border Services Agency has clarified that bonded warehouses cannot be used to defer tariff rate quota obligations or facilitate after-the-fact import permits for steel imports. Steel importers must obtain shipment-specific permits upfront and stay within daily-published quotas to avoid substantial 50% surtaxes, regardless of whether goods are placed in customs bonded warehouses.