Annual report March 31, 2022 - Caseload

Caseload

The Tribunal’s caseload over the last five years has seen a trend increase, namely for its procurement reviews and dumping and subsidizing injury inquiries and expiry reviews. The table below contains some key indicators in this regard.

Tribunal caseload overview
  Cases received Total decisions/reports issued
2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18
Trade remedies

Injury inquiries

Preliminary (PI)

6 7 2 6 4 4 7 2 6 5

Final (NQ)

6 5 2 5 5 9 3 1 6 5

Public interest inquiries (PB)

Requests

1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Inquiries

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Interim reviews (RD)

Requests

0 3 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2

Reviews

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1

Expiry reviews

Expiries (LE)

7 5 5 9 5 6 5 6 8 6

Expiry reviews (RR)

6 5 6 8 6 4 6 8 6 2

Safeguards

6 5 6 8 6 4 6 8 6 2

Requests for importer ruling (MP)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Remanded cases 

0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
TOTAL 28 29 20 30 22 27 27 22 30 22

Procurement (PR)

Complaints received

89 102 72 69 67 94 81 63 64 58

Remanded cases

0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1
TOTAL  89 102 72 69 68 96 81 63 64 59
Appeals

Appeals

Customs Act (AP)

44 32 47 69 65 13 12 40 20 28

Excise Tax Act (AP)

0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Special Import Measures Act (EA)

6 1 10 1 1 4 1 0 0 0

Remanded cases

0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0

Extensions of time (EP)

Customs Act

2 1 2 4 1 1 1 3 3 2

Excise Tax Act

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 52 35 59 76 69 19 14 44 24 30