Canadian Government Notices as of Dec. 18
The government of Canada recently issued the following trade-related notice as of Dec. 18 (some may also be given separate headlines):
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- Canada-US preclearance agreement gets Royal Assent. The Canadian government Dec. 13 announced that Bill C-23 has received Royal Assent. The bill expands preclearance, which will enable faster travel between Canada and the United States, provide access by Canadians to more American airports, bolster trade, better protect rights and increase security, according to a news release from Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada. "Once enabling regulations are in place, Canada and the United States can ratify the Agreement and start expanding preclearance operations to other modes of transportation -- land, rail and marine -- in addition to new locations in the air mode. The Agreement also opens the door to explore possibilities for cargo preclearance. The regulations for the air mode are expected to be in place by the end of 2018," it said. Almost $2.5 billion in two-way trade passes between Canada and the U.S. daily, Public Safety said, in addition to more than 400,000 travelers.