Organisation: Canada Border Services Agency

Featured in Border and customs protection around the world

In a new series exclusive to WTR, we take readers on a journey to understand the challenges of brand protection at the ports of entry in various countries. Our first stop: Canada.

09 October 2023

Featured in Physical marketplace counterfeit hotspots

A local IP expert updates us on the locations in the Great White North that rights holders should have on their enforcement radar.

04 January 2023

Featured in Online marketplace counterfeit hotspots

In the next instalment of our regular series identifying digital marketplaces that brand owners should monitor as part of anti-counterfeiting efforts, we head to Canada.

25 February 2022

The Canada Border Services Agency recently issued a customs notice to advise the public and rights holders that its 24/7 Border Watch hotline now accepts information, or tips, on ‘dangerous’ counterfeit goods or pirated copies destined for Canada.

25 October 2017

Amendments to the Trademarks Act will likely come into force in 2019. Brand owners should prepare and improve their strategies for protection, trademark acquisition and enforcement in opposition venues

01 July 2017

On January 1 2015 provisions came into effect which provide Canadian customs authorities with the ability to detain suspected counterfeit or pirated products and exchange information regarding the products with rights holders pursuant to an approved 'request for assistance' application.

22 January 2016

Trademark professionals and IP association representatives from around the world highlight some of the most significant issues of 2015 and what to watch out for in 2016

01 January 2016

Canadian developments on the anti-counterfeiting front have ushered in a new customs 'request for assistance' procedure to provide for the detention of counterfeits at the Canadian border, an expanded definition for trademark infringement, and new criminal trademark and copyright sanctions.

19 January 2015

Canada’s Combating Counterfeit Products Act is inching closer to reality, passing its third reading in Parliament late last week. Brian Isaac, partner at Smart & Biggar Fetherstonhaugh, has welcomed the move, noting: “While some concerns have been raised regarding the provisions of Bill C-8, reform of Canada’s anti-counterfeiting laws is overdue and the anti-counterfeiting community in Canada welcomes the apparent renewed interest in the issue by the government of Canada.”

06 October 2014

On Friday the Combating Counterfeit Products Act (Bill C-56) was introduced in Canada, its aim being to “protect Canadian consumers, Canadian manufacturers and retailers as well as the Canadian economy from the health and economic threats presented by counterfeit goods”. However, will comparisons with ACTA result in difficult passage for the act?

04 March 2013