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Understanding tariff engineering.
Read more: Understanding tariff engineering.We’ve addressed tariff engineering in previous posts, but with ongoing tariff issues and de minimis suspensions, revisiting the issue is long overdue. To recap: With tariff engineering, importers and manufacturers design, modify, and build products to qualify for and benefit from a lower duty rate upon import. Before the design process begins, the impact of…
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Canada’s alternative energy sector.
Read more: Canada’s alternative energy sector.Canada is becoming a strong market for companies with solutions in hydrogen, renewable fuels, carbon capture, industrial decarbonization, and clean energy infrastructure. Canada presents significant opportunities in low-carbon hydrogen, clean and renewable fuels, carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), and industrial decarbonization. Hydrogen is seen as a major clean energy growth area; 13 operational low-carbon…
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Canada’s FTAs as a route to market.
Read more: Canada’s FTAs as a route to market.Looking to gain access to the Canadian market? Your country may have a free trade agreement (FTA) with Canada that can make market access easier for your company. FTAs are treaties between countries that can offer a lot of growth opportunities for businesses, such as: Canada is signatory to 15 FTAs with 51 different countries.…
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What’s on September 2026.
Read more: What’s on September 2026.We know, we know – it’s barely summer and we’re already posting the September trade (and consumer) show schedule. That’s because this is the best time to check out trade events, register early, and make preparations for the fall. Below is a list of trade events happening across Canada in September 2026; events cover a…
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Anti-greenwashing guidance.
Read more: Anti-greenwashing guidance.We previously posted about Canada’s anti-greenwashing law, which targets deceptive environmental claims attached to various products (or services). The law’s initial ambiguity caused concern across various business sectors; however, Canada’s Competition Bureau issued updated guidelines last year, and Ad Standards (the country’s advertising self-regulatory organization) has now released its Guidance on Environmental Claims in Advertising…
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The importance of good research.
Read more: The importance of good research.We love working with small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as they discover the potential of their products or services in new markets! It’s exhilarating for all parties when that monumental step is conquered, and the client company’s dreams are realized. The company has spent years building its client roster and reputation; when it comes time…
