Canada: International Law

Mining disputes increasingly intersect with Indigenous rights, state regulation, and investor protection, as tribunals examine state conduct through the lens of Indigenous consultation, consent...

International arbitration tribunals are increasingly holding States financially responsible for disruptions linked to Indigenous governance and protest in mining disputes.

The Canada Border Services Agency has issued a preliminary determination imposing provisional anti-dumping and countervailing duties on forged grinding media imports from China, with rates varying significantly between cooperative and non-cooperative exporters. The determination triggers immediate duty collection while the Canadian International Trade Tribunal prepares for public hearings to assess whether these imports have injured or threaten to injure the domestic Canadian industry.