William Pellerin

Sep 4, 2024 | treefrogcreative.ca | William Pellerin |Robert McKellar |David Elstone |Derek Nighbor

Blame Nova Scotia for billions Canada will pay in softwood lumber duties By William Pellerin The Globe and Mail September 3, 2024 Category: Business & Politics Region: Canada, Canada East The recent U.S. decision to increase softwood lumber duties to nearly 15% is a blow to Canada.

Sep 3, 2024 | theglobeandmail.com | William Pellerin

Open this photo in gallery:Logs are unloaded at Murray Brothers Lumber Company woodlot in Madawaska, Ont. in 2017.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian PressPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountWilliam Pellerin is a partner at McMillan LLP specializing in international trade, and a former trade litigator for the Government of Canada. The recent U.S. decision to increase softwood lumber duties to nearly 15 per cent is a blow to Canada. The implications are severe.

Nov 17, 2023 | mondaq.com | Jonathan O'Hara |William Pellerin

Canada and the United Kingdom ("UK")have a long history of trade and investment agreements and havemaintained an influential trade relationship throughout thathistory. Following the UK's announcement that it would bewithdrawing from the European Union("EU") in January of 2020("Brexit"), the future of that traderelationship became uncertain, to the concern of importers andexporters. However, neither Canada nor the UK was willing to lettheir web of historical trade agreements untangle easily.

Nov 1, 2023 | canadianminingjournal.com | Robert Wisner |William Pellerin |Lisa Page

The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise (CORE) is a business and human rights grievance mechanism established by the government of Canada in 2019. The CORE has jurisdiction to investigate and report on certain complaints of alleged human rights abuses concerning Canadian companies’ mining operations abroad. CORE presents Reports to the Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade, and Economic Development.

Aug 17, 2023 | mondaq.com | Robert Wisner |William Pellerin |Hannibal El-Mohtar |Lisa Page

The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise ("CORE") is a business and human rights grievance mechanism established by the Government of Canada in 2019.1 CORE has jurisdiction to investigate and report on certain complaints of alleged human rights abuses concerning Canadian companies' foreign operations in the garment, mining, and oil and gas sectors.2 While the CORE cannot issue any fines or penalties, an unfavourable report from the CORE can lead to the denial of trade support from...