Canada: Measures in 2011 Budget to facilitate trade and revise trade-remedy laws
Description
The Government of Canada announced on March 22, 2011 that its proposed Budget 2011 takes steps to “buil[d] on recent tariff relief efforts and emphasiz[e] Canada’s openness to trade and investment by simplifying and streamlining Canada’s trade instruments.” More specifically, the Government proposes to modernize Canada’s Customs Tariff legislation “with a view to facilitate trade and lower the administrative burden for businesses and government,” and will introduce measures to facilitate the classification of goods by importers, streamline the processing of low-value non-commercial imports, modernize customs laws to make them more user-friendly.
In another step that might either facilitate trade or do just the opposite, depending on the details, the Government also noted at the same time that it will “propose measures to ensure that Canada operates an efficient trade remedy system that provides Canadian industry with the appropriate mechanisms to address unfair trade.”
Any Evidence-Based Deliberation:
| Question | Result |
|---|---|
| Is there anything in the public record to suggest that evidence of the effectiveness of the proposed measure was considered during official deliberations? | Don't know |
| Is there any evidence that alternatives to the proposed measure were considered? | Don't Know |
| Is there anything in the public record that suggests that empirical evidence informed the comparison across the alternatives available to government? | Don't Know |
| Was such evidence identified? | Don't Know |
| Is such evidence publicly available? | Don't Know |
| Did the official decision-maker in question provide an explanation as to why a chosen measure was favoured over alternatives? | Don't Know |
| Is there any evidence to suggest that potentially affected trading partners were consulted before the measures were taken? | Don't Know |
| Is there any evidence that safeguards have been put in place to ensure that implementation of the initiative is transparent and non-discriminatory? | Don't Know |
| Did the government state its intention to review the measure within one year of implementation? | Don't Know |
Date Discovered:
Implemented: No
Date of inception:
GTA Evaluation: Amber
Source:
See the hyperlinked material in the description.
Government Response:
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