Annual report March 31, 2023 - Our year in numbers

Trade remedy inquiries:

• The effects of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) duties applied to $3.2B of imports and $10.4B of shipments in industries employing nearly 30,000 people.
• The Tribunal conducted an investigation on mattresses (novel consumer product for a trade remedy inquiry, high number of participants, both retailers and manufacturers).

Procurement reviews:

• In the fiscal year 2022-23, the Tribunal received 79 complaints about federal government procurement processes representing over $730 million in federal contracts.

Customs and excise appeals:

• Interesting products: folding knives, pet costumes and wood pellet grills.

Across all mandates:

• Hearing days: 36
  • in-person: 28
  • virtual: 8
• File hearings: 90
• Decisions issued: 108
• Electronic pages handled by the Registry: 337,963
• Over 85 witnesses appeared before the Tribunal in customs appeals and trade remedy inquiries, demonstrating the often complex nature of these cases.