Study on the Determination of Subsidy in Canadian Countervailing Duties Law

According to Canadian countervailing duties law, Canada Border Services Agency is responsible for the determination of subsidy and Canadian International Trade Tribunal is responsible for the determination of damage and loss and causation. As stated in the provisions of Special Import Measures Act, if Canada wants to take countervailing measures against another country s subsidy, the first step is determining the existence of subsidy. In the Special Import Measures Act, subsidies could be classified as prohibited subsidies, unappealable subsidies and specific subsidies. In view of specific subsidies, Canada would take further investigation to determine whether countervailing duty should be charged. Adapted from the source document.