Canadian Government Notices as of March 18
The government of Canada issued the following trade-related notices as of March 18 (note that some may also be given separate headlines):
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- Imported goods for emergency use in response to COVID-19. The Canada Border Services Agency on March 16 issued Customs Notice 20-08, which provides information on the use of the Goods for Emergency Use Remission Order (“the Order”), (C.R.C., c. 768), (the “Order”) and application of Tariff Item No. 9993.00.00 of the Customs Tariff in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Canadian international transactions in securities for January 2020. Statistics Canada reported March 17 that foreign investors acquired $17 billion of Canadian securities, while Canadian investors reduced their holdings of foreign securities by $9.1 billion in January. As a result, international transactions in securities generated a net inflow of funds of $26.1 billion in the Canadian economy in January, more than offsetting the $24 billion net outflow of funds recorded in December 2019.
- Product Recall: Various ThreeBond chemical products manufactured in the United States recalled, for lack of bilingual labeling and hazard information.