The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (“CITT”) recently announced that it is terminating its expiry review (“Review”) on the dumping and subsidizing of photovoltaic modules and laminates (i.e., “Solar Panels”) from China. As a result, the CITT is rescinding its anti-dumping and countervailing orders because it “is of the opinion that the expiry review is no longer supported by domestic producers”. (You can read our earlier blog on the initiation of this Review here.)
CITT CONSIDERING REQUEST FOR EXCLUSION FROM SIMA DUTIES
On December 11, 2025, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) announced the commencement of an interim review regarding its existing order imposing Anti-Dumping Duties (“ADDs”) and Countervailing Duties (“CVDs”) on certain Photovoltaic Modules and Laminates from China. The review will consider introducing an exclusion to the definition of Subject Goods which would effectively remove Anti-Dumping Duties from a narrow subset of Chinese solar panels.
Below, we explain what interim reviews are and why they are a useful tool to ensure that Canada gains from global innovation while protecting its domestic industry from unfair foreign competition.
