The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has initiated an administrative review concerning anti-dumping and countervailing duties applied to upholstered domestic seating (UDS) originating in Viet Nam and China, and exported into Canada via Ashley Furniture Industries LLC in the United States. The action, announced on 24 November 2025, follows a request for re-determination filed by an importer, and forms part of Canada’s continued enforcement of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s (CITT) decision issued on 2 September 2021.

Canada and the Philippines are accelerating efforts toward a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), with both sides expressing hope that formal negotiations could begin as early as the first quarter of 2026. The move follows a series of steps taken over the past year to deepen economic ties and advance long-standing interest in establishing a trade pact.

The Philippines’ efforts to broaden market access and strengthen its position in global trade have advanced, with members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) formally acknowledging Manila’s application to join the high-standard free trade pact.