Canada: Parliament to Study Duty Deferral Program -Milk and Poultry Trade

On August 3, the Canadian House of Commons Committee on International Trade initiated a “study of Canada Border Services Agency’s Duties Deferral Program as well as other issues such as diafiltered milk and spent fowl”. This study will consist of two further meetings; the first meeting to hear from industry stakeholders; and the second meeting to hear from the Ministers of Public Safety, Finance, Agriculture, and International Trade. These meetings are to be scheduled no later than August 31, 2016. The Committee intends to report findings to the House of Commons. The Canadian Parliament is currently in adjournment until September 19. 

Canada: Parliament to Study Duty Deferral Program -Milk and Poultry Trade