Canadian safeguard measures determined by the Tribunal

Canadian safeguard measures determined by the Tribunal

Investigations initiated on March 21, 2002 under the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, at the request of the Minister of Finance, Minister of International Trade and the Governor in Council. The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether the increased imports of the 9 products into Canada since 1996, were causing damage to or threat the local steel producers. The Tribunal was to determine what kind of remedies to implement in order to protect the local steel producers and also to recommend the exclusion of the products which are not produced by the Canadian producers. In line with the above the Tribunal submitted its determinations of serious injury to the Governor in Council on July 5, 2002 and a complete report on August 9, 2002. The products subject to invesitgations were, dicrete plate; hot rolled sheet and coil; cold rolled sheet and coil; corrosion-resistan sheet and coil; hot rolled bars; angles, shapes and sections; cold drawn and finished bars and rods; reinforcing bars and standard pipe. Five of these products are determined to be causing serious injury, namely;

1.	Discrete plate
2.	cold rolled sheet and coil
3.	reinforcing bars
4.	angles, shapes and sections
5.	standard pipe

Increased imports of the following goods did not cause injury or theaten the local producers:

1.	hot rolled sheet and coil
2.	corrosion resistant sheet and coil
3.	hot rolled bars 
4.	cold drawn and finished bars and rods

For all these goods, the Tribunal found that imports from Mexico, Israel or another Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement beneficiary, and Chile, were not contributing importantly to the serious injury. The Tribunal found that increased imports from the United States contributed importantly to the serious injury for discrete plate; cold rolled sheet and coil; angles, shapes and sections and standard pipes. For the reinforcing bars, the Tribunal found that increased imports from the United States were not contributing importantly to the serious injury. To see the full list of quota volume and above quota surtax please click here.