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441-01460 (Foreign affairs)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
WHEREAS:
- The Ukraine Goods Remission Order was implemented on June 9, 2022, for one year;
- It covered all goods, including products subject to tariff rate quotas such as chicken;
- The suspension of all tariffs was an unprecedented measure that put the import control pillar of supply management in jeopardy;
- The House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food recommended that the government "Commit to not renew the remission order for supply managed productions after it expires."; and
- This temporary measure created major uncertainties for the poultry industry.
THEREFORE:
We, the undersigned citizens and permanent residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to not renew the Ukraine Goods Remission Order on supply managed productions when it expires on June 9, 2023.
Response by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
Signed by (Minister or Parliamentary Secretary): The Honourable Chrystia Freeland
The Ukraine Goods Remission Order (SOR/2022-127) came into effect on June 9, 2022, for an initial one-year period. The remission Order temporarily remitted customs duties, anti-dumping duties, and countervailing duties applicable to imports of Ukrainian goods, helping to support the Ukrainian economy by increasing exports to Canada.
The conflict initiated by Russia continues to have a significant effect on Ukraine’s economy, including its ability to export its goods to other countries, among them Canada. Due to the enduring nature of the conflict and its ongoing repercussions for Ukraine, on June 9, 2023, the government announced that this duty relief for imported Ukrainian goods would be extended for one year, to June 9, 2024. This action is aligned with those of Canada’s allies, including the European Union and the United Kingdom, which extended their own unilateral tariff relief for Ukrainian goods to Spring 2024.
Under the extended Order, the scope of goods covered is amended to exclude over-quota supply-managed dairy, poultry and eggs from duty relief after June 9, 2023.
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Brad Vis
(Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon)
May 17, 2023 (Petition No. 441-01460) - Government response tabled
- August 16, 2023
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.