Special Import Measures Act

The Special Import Measures Act, administered by the Canada Border Services Agency governs Canadian anti-dumping and countervailing actions. It is designed to protect Canadian manufacturers and producers from unfair competition originating from abroad.

Dumping occurs when goods are imported into Canada at lower prices than they would be sold for in their home market or at prices below their full cost of production.

Subsidized goods are goods imported into Canada that have been produced with the benefit of government subsidies.

Canadian producers are entitled to protection under the Act only if it is established that dumped or subsidized imports have caused or threaten to cause injury to the Canadian production of like goods. Complaints that dumped or subsidized goods are causing material injury must be filed by or on behalf of a major portion of Canadian production and be supported by evidence detailing the allegations. This may include data on the market penetration achieved by the imports, depressed prices, sales lost to the imports, decline in profitability of the Canadian industry and loss of market share.

Canada's right to apply its anti-dumping and countervail duty law to American goods is unaffected by the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Further information on the Special Import Measures Act can be found at:
Anti-dumping and Countervailing