Trade measures, tribunal decisions, charity notices

Summary#

This Canada Gazette entry records several trade and enforcement actions. The Canada Border Services Agency made or extended investigations under the Special Import Measures Act, the Canada Revenue Agency published proposed charity revocations under the Income Tax Act, and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal set hearings and published findings on several trade complaints and inquiries.

What it does#

• Canada Border Services Agency:
  • Made final determinations that cast iron soil pipe from China was dumped and subsidized, and kept provisional duties in place until the Canadian International Trade Tribunal issues its injury decision by February 6, 2026.
  • Extended the preliminary phase of an investigation into certain thermoformed molded fiber tableware from China to February 27, 2026 because the case is complex.
  • Launched an investigation into alleged dumping and subsidizing of forged grinding media from China (initiated January 9, 2026).
• Canada Revenue Agency:
  • Published notices proposing to revoke the charitable registration of COMMUNAUTÉ CHABAD DE MONT-TREMBLANT (Business No. 804077774RR0001) and BULLYING ENDS HERE (Business No. 824852248RR0001), citing failures to meet rules under the Income Tax Act.
• Canadian International Trade Tribunal:
  • Scheduled public hearings on appeals and disputes, including hearings involving International Furniture Distribution Centre Ltd. (hearing February 10, 2026), Imco International Steel Trading Inc. (hearing March 2, 2026), and Walmart Canada Corp. (hearing February 17, 2026).
  • Initiated an expiry review of a 2021 finding on heavy plate; the Canada Border Services Agency will decide by June 4, 2026 whether expiry would likely lead to resumed dumping, and the Tribunal will issue its order by November 10, 2026.
  • Issued a procurement decision (file PR-2025-026) finding a complaint by Formation New Era Inc. & Martin Robichaud EduCo Services Inc. partly valid in a Department of Employment and Social Development training contract.
  • Announced inquiry findings that dumped imports of certain carbon or alloy steel wire caused injury for industrial-use wire but not for retail-packaged wire (finding dated January 2, 2026).
  • Announced an inquiry finding that dumped and subsidized thermal paper rolls from China caused injury to the domestic industry (finding dated January 8, 2026).

Who's affected#

• Importers and distributors of the named products (cast iron soil pipe, thermoformed molded fiber tableware, forged grinding media, certain steel wire, thermal paper rolls, heavy plate). They may face provisional or final duties, delays, or altered tariff treatment.
• Domestic producers who made the trade complaints. Tribunal findings can protect their market or lead to duties on competing imports.
• The two charities named, COMMUNAUTÉ CHABAD DE MONT-TREMBLANT and BULLYING ENDS HERE, which face proposed revocation of registered charity status.
• Companies involved in appeals and procurement disputes, including Walmart Canada Corp., International Furniture Distribution Centre Ltd., Imco International Steel Trading Inc., and Formation New Era Inc. & Martin Robichaud EduCo Services Inc.
• Government departments that buy services or administer trade remedies (for example, Employment and Social Development Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency).

Why it matters#

• Duties or continued provisional duties can raise the cost of imported goods. That affects prices for businesses and possibly consumers who buy products or materials that use these imports.
• Ongoing and new investigations create uncertainty for suppliers and buyers until decisions and any duties are final.
• Tribunal findings can reshape which imports are subject to duties and influence supply chains for affected industries (construction, manufacturing, retail, food service using thermal rolls, etc.).
• Charity revocations change tax status and could affect donors and clients of those organizations.
• Procurement rulings matter to companies bidding on government contracts; a successful complaint can lead to re-evaluation of a procurement and affect who wins or how services are bought.